绽开 (zhàn kāi) — to blossom, to burst into bloom (of flowers, buds); to split open, to crack open (of wounds, seams, or surfaces)
Definition
Literary, vivid verb for something splitting or bursting open — most often flowers blooming, but also wounds or seams breaking apart. It is a separable verb (离合词): 绽开 itself may split, as in 花蕾绽开了.
verb
to blossomto burst into bloom (of flowers, buds)to split opento crack open (of wounds, seams, or surfaces)
Examples
- ，绽开。Chūn tiān lái le, táo huā zhàn kāi le.Spring has come, and the peach blossoms have burst open.
- 绽开，。Tā liǎn shàng de shāng bā tū rán zhàn kāi, liú chū xuè lái.The scar on her face suddenly split open, and blood came out.
- 绽开。Zhǒng zi zài shī rùn de ní tǔ zhōng jiàn jiàn zhàn kāi.The seeds gradually burst open in the moist soil.
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