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拉开

Traditional: 拉開

lā kāi

HSK 3.0 · 4

lā kāi · laai1 hoi1 (Jyutping)

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

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

拉

Meaning
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
Radical
扌
Strokes
8
Components
⿰扌立
Cangjie
QYT
Four-corner
5001.8

开

Meaning
open; initiate, begin, start
Radical
廾
Strokes
4
Components
⿱一廾
Cangjie
MT
Four-corner
1044

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