开来

開來

kāilái

verb #28,131

Meanings

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

Characters

to open; to spread; to start

to come; directional: toward speaker

Examples

消息很快传开来了。

Xiāoxi hěnkuài chuánkāi lái le.

The news spread out quickly.

花朵盛开来，散发着香味。

Huāduǒ shèngkāi lái, sànfā zhe xiāngwèi.

The flowers bloomed out, releasing their fragrance.

他把地图展开来看。

Tā bǎ dìtú zhǎnkāi láikàn.

He spread the map out to look at it.

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