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敞开

chǎng kāi · chang kai

Traditional 敞開

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to open wide
  2. unrestrictedly
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)把(bǎ)窗户(chuānghu)敞开(chǎngkāi)？外面(wàimiàn)很(hěn)冷(lěng)！

    Why did you open the window wide? It is very cold outside!

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)新鲜(xīnxiān)空气(kōngqì)进来(jìnlái)，所以(suǒyǐ)敞开(chǎngkāi)了(le)。

    I wanted to let fresh air in, so I opened it wide.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)门(mén)也(yě)敞开(chǎngkāi)着(zhe)，风(fēng)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)。

    But the door is open wide too. The wind is too strong.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)门(mén)关上(guānshàng)，窗户(chuānghu)还是(háishi)敞开(chǎngkāi)吧(ba)。

    I will close the door. Let's keep the window open wide.

  5. Liangliang

    好的(hǎode)，但是(dànshì)你(nǐ)的(de)纸(zhǐ)都(dōu)飞走(fēizǒu)了(le)。

    Okay, but all your papers flew away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yì)股(gǔ)寒(hán)风(fēng)从(cóng)敞(chǎng)开(kāi)着(zhe)的(de)窗(chuāng)口(kǒu)吹(chuī)入(rù)屋(wū)内(nèi)。

An icy wind blew into the room through the open window.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)是(shì)想(xiǎng)敞(chǎng)开(kāi)心(xīn)扉(fēi)。

I just need to get something off my chest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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