拉
开

To pull open in Chinese: 拉开 (lā kāi)

lā kāi

to pull open

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 拉開1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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拉
开

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ㄌㄚ

lā

ㄌ/ lㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

拉开

Simplified

拉開

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 请拉开一点距离，别站太近。

    qǐng lā kāi yì diǎn jù lí， bié zhàn tài jìn。

    Please spread out a bit, don't stand too close.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

拉

lā

to pull

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

离开

lí kāi

to depart

公开

gōng kāi

open

开发

kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

开心

kāi xīn

to feel happy

展开

zhǎn kāi

to unfold

召开

zhào kāi

to convene (a conference or meeting)

打开

dǎ kāi

to open

开车

kāi chē

to drive a car

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