拉开
HSK 4 (2021)
拉开 (lākāi) · to pull open
拉开 (lākāi) means “to pull open; to pull apart”. It is written with 2 characters: 拉 (to pull) + 开 (to open). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 拉开 is built
The characters
拉 lā · to pull
What 拉 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 立 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他拉开门走了出去。Tā lākāi mén zǒu le chūqù.He pulled the door open and walked out.
请把两张桌子拉开一点。Qǐng bǎ liǎng zhāng zhuōzi lākāi yīdiǎn.Please pull the two tables a little apart.
Questions about 拉开
What does 拉开 mean?
拉开 (lākāi) means “to pull open; to pull apart”.
How do you pronounce 拉开?
拉开 is pronounced lākāi.
Which HSK level is 拉开?
拉开 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 拉lāto pull
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 开会kāihuìto have a meeting
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 分开fēnkāito separate
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 开心kāixīnhappy
- 开学kāixuéschool starts
- 离开líkāito leave
Learn 拉开 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.