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切开

切開
qiēkāi
verb #6,307

Meanings

  1. 1 to cut open
  2. 2 to slice open

Characters

切
qiē
to cut; to slice
开
kāi
to open; apart

Examples

把西瓜切开吧。
Bǎ xīguā qiēkāi ba.
Let's cut the watermelon open.
医生切开了伤口。
Yīshēng qiēkāi le shāngkǒu.
The doctor cut open the wound.

Tips

grammar
切开 is a verb-complement (动补) structure: 切 (cut) + 开 (open, as a result). The 开 indicates the result of the cutting action — that something is now open/apart.

Stroke Order

切 qiē
开 kāi

Related Words

开放 kāifàng HSK 3 #4,568
to open up; to be open (to the public) / open; liberal; open-minded
切 qiē HSK 4 #1,617
to cut; to slice / close to; eager (qiè) / all; every (qiè)
敞开 chǎngkāi HSK 7 #4,618
to open wide / to throw open
张开 zhāngkāi #5,549
to open up / to spread / to stretch open
开门 kāimén #1,947
to open a door / to open for business / to begin; to start
切断 qiēduàn HSK 7 #3,578
to cut off; to sever / to disconnect
开膛 kāitáng #8,087
to disembowel; to cut open the chest/belly / to gut (an animal)
开通 kāitōng HSK 6 #5,235
to open (a service, route, line) / to activate; to make operational
开火 kāihuǒ #3,098
to open fire / to fire (a weapon) / to start shooting
切割 qiēgē HSK 7 #11,603
to cut; to sever / to cut apart (with a tool)
切开 qiēkāi
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