开杆 Traditional form: 開桿 Pinyin (reading): kāigǎn Definitions: to tee off (golf) to break (snooker) Characters: 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 杆 - cane, pole, stick Traditional characters: 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 桿 - cane, pole, stick