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挪开

nuó kāi · nuo kai

Traditional 挪開

Meaning

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  1. to move (sth) aside
  2. to step aside
  3. to move over (when sitting on a bench)
  4. to shift (one's gaze)
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Moving the flower pot

  1. Dengdeng

    帮(bāng)我(wǒ)把(bǎ)这个(zhège)花盆(huāpén)挪开(nuókāi)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)打扫(dǎsǎo)一下(yīxià)。

    Help me move this flower pot aside. I want to sweep up.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，一(yī)、二(èr)、三(sān)！哎(āi)，挪不动(nuóbùdòng)，好(hǎo)重(zhòng)。

    Okay, one, two, three! Hey, it won't budge, it's heavy.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)用力(yònglì)！

    Let's push together!

  4. Liangliang

    动了(dòngle)！咦(yí)，下面(xiàmiàn)有(yǒu)一张(yīzhāng)十块钱(shíkuàiqián)。

    It moved! Hey, there's a ten-yuan note underneath.

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！谢谢(xièxie)你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)挪开(nuókāi)花盆(huāpén)。

    Great! Thanks for helping me move the pot.

  6. Liangliang

    不客气(bùkèqi)。这(zhè)十块钱(shíkuàiqián)，该(gāi)请(qǐng)我(wǒ)吃(chī)糖葫芦(tánghúlu)吧(ba)？

    You're welcome. This ten yuan should buy me a candied haw stick, right?

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2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)椅(yǐ)子(zi)挪(nuó)开(kāi)，我(wǒ)要(yào)过(guò)去(qù)。

Please move the chair aside; I need to get past.

02

他(tā)挪(nuó)开(kāi)视(shì)线(xiàn)，不(bú)再(zài)看(kàn)那(nà)张(zhāng)照(zhào)片(piàn)。

He shifted his gaze away and stopped looking at that photo.

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