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拉开

lā kāi · la kai

Traditional 拉開

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to pull open
  2. to pull apart
  3. to space out
  4. to increase
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In a conversation

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Open the curtains

  1. Liangliang

    早上好(zǎoshanghǎo)！我(wǒ)要(yào)把(bǎ)窗帘(chuānglián)拉开(lākāi)了(le)！

    Good morning! I am going to pull the curtains open!

  2. Dengdeng

    等(děng)一下(yīxià)，我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)起床(qǐchuáng)呢(ne)！

    Wait, I'm not up yet!

  3. Liangliang

    拉开(lākāi)以后(yǐhòu)，阳光(yángguāng)就(jiù)进来(jìnlái)了(le)。

    After they are open, the sunshine comes in.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，好(hǎo)亮(liàng)！

    Ah, so bright!

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，外面(wàimiàn)下雪(xiàxuě)了(le)！

    Look, it is snowing outside!

  6. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)起床(qǐchuáng)！

    Really? I'm getting up right now!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

当(dāng)我(wǒ)拉(lā)开(kāi)了(le)窗(chuāng)帘(lián)时(shí)，在(zài)下(xià)雪(xuě)呢(ne)。

When I opened the curtains, it was snowing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by U2FS · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)拉(lā)开(kāi)抽(chōu)屉(ti)，拿(ná)出(chū)一(yí)个(gè)旧(jiù)钱(qián)包(bāo)。

He pulled open the drawer and took out an old wallet.

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