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掀开 (xiān kāi): To lift open (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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掀 • xiān • to lift, to raise, to overturn • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xiān掀

to lift, to raise, to overturn

开 • kāi • to switch on; open • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

kāi开

to switch on; open

Word Info

Pinyinxiān kāi

Meaningto lift open; to uncover

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 掀开.

Words with 掀

掀起xiān qǐlift; raise
掀翻xiān fānto overturn; to flip over

Words with 开

开车kāi chēto drive a car

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开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

开学kāi xuéfoundation of a University or College

打开dǎ kāito open

分开fēn kāito separate

开会kāi huìto hold a meeting

开机kāi jīto start an engine

开花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower

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Example Sentences with 掀开

Tā他

xiān掀

kāi开

le了

guō锅

gài盖

。

He lifted the pot lid.

Fēng风

xiān掀

kāi开

le了

wū屋

dǐng顶

de的

wǎ瓦

piàn片

。

The wind lifted the tiles off the roof.