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拉开 (lā kāi) — to pull open; to pull apart; to space out; to increase
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拉 (lā) — to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
开 (kāi) — to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
Words with Same Characters
开麦拉 (kāi mài lā) — (Tw) (loanword) camera
拉开序幕 (lā kāi xù mù) — (fig.) to raise the curtain
拉开架势 (lā kāi jià shi) — to assume a fighting stance
马拉开波 (Mǎ lā kāi bō) — Maracaibo, Venezuela
开 (kāi) — to open (transitive or intransitive)
开车 (kāi chē) — to drive a car (or train etc)
开始 (kāi shǐ) — to begin
打开 (dǎ kāi) — to open
开学 (kāi xué) — (of a student) to start school
离开 (lí kāi) — to depart; to leave
开心 (kāi xīn) — to feel happy
分开 (fēn kāi) — to separate
开会 (kāi huì) — to hold a meeting
开机 (kāi jī) — to start an engine
开花 (kāi huā) — to bloom; to blossom; to flower
Synonyms
启 (qǐ) — to open; to start; to initiate
启封 (qǐ fēng) — to open sth that has been sealed
展 (zhǎn) — to exhibit; to spread out; exhibition
延 (yán) — to prolong; to extend; to delay
延伸 (yán shēn) — to extend; to spread
延绵 (yán mián) — to extend continuously
延长 (yán cháng) — to prolong; to extend; to delay
开 (kāi) — to open (transitive or intransitive); to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run; (directional complement) away; off
Broader Terms
伸 (shēn) — to stretch; to extend
伸长 (shēn cháng) — to stretch; to extend
延年益寿 (yán nián yì shòu) — to make life longer; to promise longevity; (this product will) extend your life
开天窗 (kāi tiān chuāng) — to leave a blank to mark censored area
开屏 (kāi píng) — (a peacock) spreads its tail
开机 (kāi jī) — to start an engine; to boot up (a computer); to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete
开架 (kāi jià) — open shelves (in self-service store or user access library)
开箱 (kāi xiāng) — unboxing; to unbox
Example Sentences
多拉开一些拜托 — MORE, PLEASE.
快把他拉开 — Please! Get him off!
周围的人拉开我 — People around dragged me away.
过来快拉开他 — Come on! Get off him. Hey!
我还得叫手下把她拉开 — I had to call my people to pull her off me.