撇开

撇開

piēkāi

verb #14,363

Meanings

1 to disregard; to leave aside; to set aside

Characters

to cast aside; to skim

to open; away (resultative complement)

Examples

撇开个人感情不谈，这个方案确实有问题。

Piēkāi gèrén gǎnqíng bù tán, zhège fāng'àn quèshí yǒu wèntí.

Setting aside personal feelings, this plan really does have problems.

我们不能撇开事实不管。

Wǒmen bù néng piēkāi shìshí bùguǎn.

We can't disregard the facts.

Tips

grammar

撇开 is often followed by 不谈 (bù tán, not to discuss) or 不管 (bùguǎn, regardless) to form the pattern: 撇开X不谈/不管 — 'leaving X aside'. This is a common way to bracket off a topic in an argument.

Stroke Order

撇 piě

开 kāi