走开

走開

zǒukāi

verb #1,819

Meanings

HSK 3

他生气地走开了。

Tā shēngqì de zǒukāi le.

He walked away angrily.

HSK 4

走开！别打扰我。

Zǒukāi! Bié dǎrǎo wǒ.

Go away! Don't bother me.

HSK 5

请走开一下，我需要空间。

Qǐng zǒukāi yíxià, wǒ xūyào kōngjiān.

Please step away for a moment, I need space.

grammar

开 here is a directional complement meaning 'away'. Similar pattern: 跑开 (run away), 让开 (step aside).

usage

走开！ on its own sounds rude - like 'Beat it!' Use 请走开 to be polite.

走 zǒu

开 kāi