Usage note
开放表示不关闭，也表示欢迎。
kāi fàng biǎo shì bù guān bì， yě biǎo shì huān yíng。
开放 means not closed and also welcoming.
Context note
开放常用于时间、态度和场所。
kāi fàng cháng yòng yú shí jiān 、 tài dù hé chǎng suǒ。
It is often used with time, attitude, and places.
5 examples
这家店很开放。
zhè jiā diàn hěn kāi fàng。
This shop is very open.
公园对外开放。
gōng yuán duì wài kāi fàng。
The park is open to the public.
他的想法很开放。
tā de xiǎng fǎ hěn kāi fàng。
His thinking is very open.
图书馆今天开放。
tú shū guǎn jīn tiān kāi fàng。
The library is open today.
开放的态度很重要。
kāi fàng de tài dù hěn zhòng yào。
An open attitude is very important.
5 mini stories
老师说，开放的心态能帮助学习。
lǎo shī shuō， kāi fàng de xīn tài néng bāng zhù xué xí。
The teacher said an open mindset helps learning.
这个展览对大家开放。
zhè ge zhǎn lǎn duì dà jiā kāi fàng。
This exhibition is open to everyone.
他喜欢开放的讨论方式。
tā xǐ huan kāi fàng de tǎo lùn fāng shì。
He likes open discussion.
公园开放后，很多人进去散步。
gōng yuán kāi fàng hòu， hěn duō rén jìn qù sàn bù。
After the park opened, many people went in for a walk.
开放让大家更容易交流。
kāi fàng ràng dà jiā gèng róng yì jiāo liú。
Openness makes communication easier.
Mini dialogue
公园开放
A
公园开放了吗？
Gōngyuán kāifàng le ma?
Is the park open?
B
开放了，我们进去吧。
Kāifàng le, wǒmen jìnqù ba.
It's open, let's go in.
图书馆开放时间
A
图书馆什么时候开放？
Túshūguǎn shénme shíhòu kāifàng?
When does the library open?
B
图书馆九点开放。
Túshūguǎn jiǔ diǎn kāifàng.
The library opens at nine o'clock.
Related words and contrasts
similar
打开
dǎ kāi
open (a door, window, etc.)
打开 is used for physically opening things, while 开放 is more abstract, like opening up a place or policy.
opposite
关闭
guān bì
close; shut
关闭 means to close, the opposite of 开放.
related
自由
zì yóu
freedom; free
自由 is related to the idea of being open and unrestricted.