扒开

扒開

bākāi

verb #37,831

Meanings

1 to pry open
2 to push apart with both hands
3 to part (e.g. grass, a crowd)

Characters

to push apart; to pry

Examples

HSK 5

他扒开人群挤了进去。

Tā bākāi rénqún jǐ le jìnqù.

He pushed through the crowd and squeezed in.

HSK 7-9

孩子扒开草丛找蚂蚱。

Háizi bākāi cǎocóng zhǎo màzha.

The child parted the grass looking for grasshoppers.

Tips

mistakes

扒 has two pronunciations: bā (to push apart, dig) and pá (to rake, pickpocket). 扒开 is bā kāi - pushing/parting something open with the hands. Don't confuse with 扒手 ('pickpocket'), which uses the pá reading.

Stroke Order

扒 bā

开 kāi