拉开
lākāi
to pull open, to widen (a gap)
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 他拉开了抽屉。He pulled the drawer open.
- 他在比赛中拉开了距离。He opened up a lead in the race.
Collocations
拉开抽屉拉开距离拉开序幕拉开窗帘
Mnemonic
拉 lā "to pull" + 开 kāi "to open": to pull open, i.e. to pull open or to open up (a gap). Korean renders it as "to pull open, to widen". Two shades: pulling a drawer or curtain open (拉开抽屉, 拉开窗帘) and figuratively widening a distance or gap (拉开距离 to open up a lead). 拉开序幕 means to raise the curtain (to begin). 拉 means "to pull" (拉手 to hold hands).
Related
拉打开拉长扩大
Quick check
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