Definition
开放 has three distinct uses: flowers blooming (a more literary term than the everyday 开花), opening to the public or outside world, and being open-minded/liberal. As an adjective, it is broader than 开明 'enlightened' and different from 开朗 'cheerful, outgoing'. For the 'bloom' sense, use 开花 in daily conversation.
verb
to bloomto open (of flowers)to open (to the public, to the outside world)to open up
adjective
open-mindedliberalunrestrained (in attitude or lifestyle)
Examples
- ，开放。Chūntiān lái le, táohuā dōu kāi fàng le.Spring has come, and the peach blossoms have all opened.
- 开放。Zhège chéngshì kāi fàng le xīn de lǚyóu qū.This city has opened a new tourist area.
- 开放，。Tā de sīxiǎng hěn kāi fàng, néng jiēshòu xīn shìwù.He is very open-minded and can accept new things.
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