拨开

撥開

bōkāi

verb #26,372

Meanings

1 to push aside
2 to part (a crowd, branches, etc.)
3 to brush away

Characters

to move aside, to flick, to stir

to open, apart (resultative complement)

Examples

HSK 3

他拨开人群，走到了前排。

Tā bōkāi rénqún, zǒu dào le qiánpái.

He pushed through the crowd to get to the front row.

HSK 6

她拨开头发，露出了脸。

Tā bōkāi tóufa, lùchū le liǎn.

She parted her hair to reveal her face.

Stroke Order

拨 bō

开 kāi