拨开

撥開

bōkāi

verb #26,372

Meanings

1 to push aside
2 to part (a crowd, branches, etc.)
3 to brush away

Characters

to move aside, to flick, to stir

to open, apart (resultative complement)

Examples

她拨开头发，露出了脸。

Tā bōkāi tóufa, lùchū le liǎn.

She parted her hair to reveal her face.

他拨开人群，走到了前排。

Tā bōkāi rénqún, zǒu dào le qiánpái.

He pushed through the crowd to get to the front row.

Stroke Order

拨 bō

开 kāi