摆开 (bǎi kāi) — to deploy (troops, forces, equipment); to spread out; to lay out (objects, maps, etc.); to array (a formation, a scene)
Definition
摆开 (bǎi kāi) is a separable verb meaning to lay or deploy things in an open arrangement — troops, maps, or a formation. Splits as 摆…开 (把地图摆开), unlike single-word 安排.
verb
to deploy (troops, forces, equipment)to spread outto lay out (objects, maps, etc.)to array (a formation, a scene)
Examples
- 摆开。Jūn duì zài biān jìng bǎi kāi le fáng xiàn.The army deployed a defense line at the border.
- 摆开。Tā bǎ dì tú bǎi kāi zài zhuō zi shàng.He spread the map out on the table.
- 摆开，。Shuāng fāng dōu bǎi kāi le zhèn shì, zhǔn bèi kāi zhàn.Both sides arrayed their formations and prepared to fight.
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