抛开

拋開

pāokāi

verb HSK 7-9 #7,810

Meanings

1 to set aside; to cast aside
2 to put aside (worries, prejudice)

Characters

to throw; to toss

Literally 'to throw away' - removing something from consideration.

Examples

HSK 4

抛开价格不谈，这个产品质量怎么样？

Pāokāi jiàgé bù tán, zhège chǎnpǐn zhìliàng zěnmeyàng?

Setting aside the price, how's the quality of this product?

HSK 7-9

抛开偏见，你会发现他很好。

Pāokāi piānjiàn, nǐ huì fāxiàn tā hěn hǎo.

Set aside your prejudice, and you'll find he's great.

Tips

grammar

抛开...不谈 (setting aside... let's not discuss) is a useful sentence pattern for steering a conversation: 抛开成本不谈 (leaving cost aside), 抛开个人感情不谈 (personal feelings aside).

Stroke Order

抛 pāo

开 kāi