开通

kāi tōng

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

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开通

kāi tōng Verb to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)

开通

kāi tong open-minded

Definitions

1. to open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 取消 qǔ xiāo 取消 qǔ xiāo to cancel 终止已开通的服务或订阅: to cancel

Related words

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• 启动 qǐ dòng 启动 qǐ dòng to start (a machine) 更强调开始运行机器、系统、计划等: to start (a machine)
• 订阅 dìng yuè 订阅 dìng yuè subscription 特指定期付费获取会员服务或内容: subscription

Synonyms

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• 开启 kāi qǐ 开启 kāi qǐ to open 开启一项新服务或功能，语气稍正式: to open

Usage notes

Collocations

常见搭配：开通道路/热线/账户/会员。不可用于“开通门”或“开通电脑”，后者应使用“打开”。

Common mistakes

“开通”强调首次启用或建立，持续使用或单纯打开不用“开通”，如“我每天开通电脑”是错误的。

Example Sentences

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我刚刚 开通 了手机银行的短信提醒服务。

I just activated the SMS alert service for mobile banking.

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Child Words of 开通

• 通 通 tòng: classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
• 开 开 kāi: to open