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松开

sōng kāi · song kai

Traditional 鬆開

Meaning

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  1. to release
  2. to let go
  3. to loosen
  4. to untie
  5. to come loose
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Learning to ride

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)扶好(fúhǎo)车(chē)，千万(qiānwàn)别(bié)松开(sōngkāi)！

    Hold the bike steady. Whatever you do, do not let go!

  2. Dengdeng

    放心(fàngxīn)，我(wǒ)没(méi)松开(sōngkāi)，你(nǐ)往(wǎng)前(qián)骑(qí)吧(ba)

    Don't worry, I have not let go. Ride forward.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)真的(zhēnde)没(méi)松开(sōngkāi)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)车(chē)很(hěn)轻(qīng)

    Did you really not let go? The bike feels very light.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)回头(huítóu)看看(kànkan)

    Turn around and look.

  5. Liangliang

    啊(a)！你(nǐ)早就(zǎojiù)松开(sōngkāi)了(le)，我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)骑(qí)了(le)这么(zhème)远(yuǎn)！

    Ah! You let go long ago. I rode this far by myself!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)叫(jiào)她(tā)不(bú)要(yào)松(sōng)开(kāi)绳(shéng)子(zi)，但(dàn)是(shì)她(tā)做(zuò)了(le)。

I told her not to let go of the rope, but she did.

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

02

她(tā)不(bú)愿(yuàn)松(sōng)开(kāi)我(wǒ)，直(zhí)到(dào)我(wǒ)同(tóng)意(yì)和(hé)她(tā)去(qù)电(diàn)影(yǐng)院(yuàn)。

She wouldn't let up until I agreed to go to the movies with her.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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