切开

切開

qiēkāi

verb #6,307

Meanings

1 to cut open
2 to slice open

Characters

to cut; to slice

Examples

HSK 4

把西瓜切开吧。

Bǎ xīguā qiēkāi ba.

Let's cut the watermelon open.

HSK 6

医生切开了伤口。

Yīshēng qiēkāi le shāngkǒu.

The doctor cut open the wound.

Tips

grammar

切开 is a verb-complement (动补) structure: 切 (cut) + 开 (open, as a result). The 开 indicates the result of the cutting action - that something is now open/apart.

Stroke Order

切 qiē

开 kāi