啟 (kai2) — open; start; initiate; begin; commence in Cantonese
kaiˊ²啟简 启
Mandarin Pinyin: qi3
Meaning of 啟
nounopen; start; initiate; begin; commence
nounstate; declare; inform
nounenlighten; inspire; awaken
Example Sentences with 啟
sanˉ¹新haiˍ₆系tongˊ²統jiˏ₅已ji˗₃啟jung6.用。
The new system has been activated.
gamˉ¹今jatˍ₆日ji˗₃啟jungˍ₆用sanˉ¹新bun˗₃辦gungˉ¹公sat1.室。
The new office opens today.
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋ji˗₃啟jungˍ₆用sanˉ¹新mongˏ₅網zaai6.站。
They launched a new website.
gauˍ₆舊gungˉ¹功nangˎ₄能tingˎ₄停jung6,用，sanˉ¹新ji˗₃啟jung6.用。
The old function is stopped, the new one is enabled.
cingˊ²請zeon˗₃盡faai˗₃快ji˗₃啟jungˍ₆用fukˍ₆服mou6.務。
Please activate the service as soon as possible.
Words Containing 啟
敬啟者ging3 kai2 ze2
"to whom it may concern" as the opening to a letter
重新啟動cung4 san1 kai2 dung6
to reboot; to restart
啟市kai2 si5
commencement of business (especially after Chinese new year etc.)
啟齒kai2 ci2
open one's mouth (showing one's teeth)
啟動作業kai2 dung6 zok3 jip6
priming task
謹啟gan2 kai2
yours sincerely/respectfully
開啟hoi1 kai2
to open
啟程kai2 cing4
to set out on a journey
啟蒙kai2 mung4
enlightened; enlightenment
啟動kai2 dung6
start up; activate; initiate; set in motion; launch
啟稟kai2 ban2
report to (an official or superior)
啟蒙運動kai2 mung4 wan6 dung6
the Enlightenment
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