撬

To lift in Chinese: 撬 (qiào)

qiào

to lift

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lift
  2. 2to pry open
  3. 3to lever open

Stroke order

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撬

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄠˋ

qiào

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他用工具撬开了那个箱子。

    tā yòng gōng jù qiào kāi le nà ge xiāng zǐ。

    He pried the box open with a tool.

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Related words

且

qiě

and

切除

qiē chú

to excise

切断

qiē duàn

to cut off

切割

qiē gē

to cut

切身

qiè shēn

direct

窃取

qiè qǔ

to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)

亲和力

qīn hé lì

(personal) warmth

亲近

qīn jìn

intimate

亲朋好友

qīn péng hǎo yǒu

friends and family

亲情

qīn qíng

affection

亲热

qīn rè

affectionate

亲身

qīn shēn

personal

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