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拉开
拉開
lākāi
1. to pull open
2. to pull apart
3. to space out
4. to increase

Character Breakdown

拉
lā
to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
HSK 4 8 丶
开
kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
HSK 1 4 丶

Compound Words (3)

拉开序幕
lākāixùmù
(fig.) to raise the curtain
拉开架势
lākāijiàshi
to assume a fighting stance
马拉开波
Mǎlākāibō
Maracaibo, Venezuela

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