拉开

拉開

lākāi

verb HSK 4 #6,630

Meanings

1 to pull open
2 to pull apart
3 to widen (a gap)

Characters

Pull + open = to pull something open or apart.

Examples

她拉开了窗帘。

Tā lā kāi le chuānglián.

She pulled open the curtains.

两支队伍的差距拉开了。

Liǎng zhī duìwǔ de chājù lā kāi le.

The gap between the two teams widened.

他拉开抽屉找钥匙。

Tā lā kāi chōutì zhǎo yàoshi.

He pulled open the drawer to look for keys.

Tips

usage

拉开距离 means to widen the distance. 拉开序幕 means to raise the curtain / kick off (an event).

Stroke Order

拉 lā

开 kāi