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开 (kāi) means "to open", but when used as a complement can mean different things with different verbs.
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===开 used literally to "open up" or to "turn on"===
 
For example:
 
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* 他 很 着急 地<em>拆 开</em> 信封。
 
* 他 睁开 眼睛 看 到 了 一 片 蓝色 的 天空。
 
* 来,张开嘴巴,我喂你。
 
* 我 每天 下班 回 家的 时候 就 打开 电视 看 垃圾 节目。
 
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===开 used to express an action  is occurring in a direction away from the speaker. Such actions often involve releasing or spreading out.===
 
For example:
 
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* 来来,大家散开,别看热闹!
 
* 你走开!滚!
 
* 你到底想做什么?放开我!
 
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===开 used to express solving a problem or getting a weight off one's mind===
 
For example:
 
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* 我 为 这 件事 一直 想不开,我怕他会自杀!
 
* 我 知道 易说难做,但是 你 尽量 看开 一些 吧 。
 
* 教授 把 问题 说开 了
 
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== Sources and further reading ==
 
 
 
=== Books ===
 
* Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) p.342
 

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