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走开
HSK 2 (2021)

走开 (zǒukāi) · to go away

走开 (zǒukāi) means “to go away; to walk away; to move aside”. It is written with 2 characters: 走 (to walk) + 开 (to open). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.

How 走开 is built

The characters

走 zǒu · to walk

What 走 is made of

Origin hint: Someone 土 stepping with their foot 止 (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

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

请走开一下。Qǐng zǒukāi yīxià.Please move aside for a moment.
他一句话没说就走开了。Tā yī jù huà méi shuō jiù zǒukāi le.He walked away without saying a word.

Questions about 走开

What does 走开 mean?

走开 (zǒukāi) means “to go away; to walk away; to move aside”.

How do you pronounce 走开?

走开 is pronounced zǒukāi.

Which HSK level is 走开?

走开 is in HSK 2 (2021).

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Learn 走开 with its group

It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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