滚开 (gǔn kāi) — (resultative verb) to come to a boil (of water, etc.); (imperative, colloquial) get lost! scram!
Definition
滚开 is two very different uses of one verb: 'boil' (water, liquid) as a resultative verb, and an impolite imperative 'get lost / scram' when used alone as a command. Both are colloquial, spoken Chinese.
verb
(resultative verb) to come to a boil (of water, etc.)(imperative, colloquial) get lost! scram!
Examples
- 滚开，。Shuǐ yǐ jīng gǔn kāi le, kě yǐ pào chá le.The water has already boiled, so you can make tea.
- 滚开，！Nǐ kuài diǎn gǔn kāi, wǒ bù xiǎng zài kàn dào nǐ!You'd better scram—I don't want to see you again!
- “滚开”。Tā duì wǒ shuō le shēng "gǔn kāi" jiù tóu yě bù huí dì zǒu le.He said 'Get lost' to me and walked away without looking back.
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