翻开

翻開
fānkāi
verb #14,777

Meanings

  1. 1 to open up
  2. 2 to turn to (a page)
  3. 3 to flip open

Examples

HSK 1
Qǐng fānkāi kèběn dì wǔshí yè.
Please open your textbook to page 50.
HSK 6
Fānkāi lìshǐ de piānzhāng, wǒmen kěyǐ xué dào hěnduō.
By opening the pages of history, we can learn a lot.

Tips

usage
翻开 implies flipping or turning pages. For opening a door or container, use 打开 instead. 翻开 is also used figuratively: 翻开新的一页 means 'to turn over a new leaf.'

Stroke Order

fān
kāi