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开来

開來
kāilái
verb #28,131

Meanings

  1. 1 to spread out
  2. 2 to extend toward the speaker
  3. 3 directional complement indicating outward spread

Examples

HSK 3
消息很快传开来了。
Xiāoxi hěnkuài chuán kāilái le.
The news spread out quickly.
HSK 5
他把地图展开来看。
Tā bǎ dìtú zhǎn kāilái kàn.
He spread the map out to look at it.
HSK 7-9
花朵盛开来，散发着香味。
Huāduǒ shèng kāilái, sànfā zhe xiāngwèi.
The flowers bloomed out, releasing their fragrance.

Tips

grammar
开来 is a directional complement (趋向补语) composed of 开 (spread/open) + 来 (toward speaker). It emphasizes outward expansion toward the speaker. Compare 开去 (spreading away from the speaker).

Stroke Order

开 kāi
来 lái