Definition
挪开 is a separable verb (离合词) made of the verb 挪 (to shift/move) plus the resultative complement 开 (away/apart). It means 'to move something aside' or 'to shift something out of the way'. In a separable form, the complement 开 can be detached from 挪 when you insert the object or a measure word/duration: 把桌子挪开 → 把桌子挪一挪开 (less common) or more typically 把桌子挪开 remains together; but you can also separate with 得/不: 挪得开 (can move aside) / 挪不开 (cannot move aside). At least one example should show the separated form with 得/不.
r.v.
to move asideto shift (something) out of the way
Examples
- 挪开，。Qǐng bǎ yǐzi nuó kāi, ràng lǎorén guò qù.Please move the chair aside to let the old person pass.
- ，。Guìzi tài zhòng le, wǒ yí ge rén nuó bù kāi.The cabinet is too heavy — I can't move it aside by myself.
- ，。Nǐ bǎ shāfā nuó yí xià, jiù néng fàng zhuōzi le.Shift the sofa a bit, and then you can put the table there.
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