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挪开 (nuó kāi) — to move aside, to shift (something) out of the way

Definition

挪开 means to shift or move something aside/out of the way. Pairs naturally with 把 + object + 挪开 (e.g. 把椅子挪开).

verb
to move asideto shift (something) out of the way

Examples

  • 挪开，。
    Qǐng bǎ yǐ zi nuó kāi, ràng lǎo rén guò qù.
    Please move the chair aside to let the old person pass.
  • ，。
    Guì zi tài zhòng le, wǒ yí gè rén nuó bù kāi.
    The cabinet is too heavy — I can't move it aside by myself.
  • ，。
    Nǐ bǎ shā fā nuó yí xià, jiù néng fàng zhuō zi le.
    Shift the sofa a bit, and then you can put the table there.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

挪nuómove
开kāiaway

挪 'move' plus 开 'away' gives move aside.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
那
那nà挪nuó
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

挪 pairs 扌 (hand) with 那, which gives its sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 開; 开 is its simplified writing.

  • 門門méndoor
  • 一一yīlatch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door
  • 廾廾gǒnga pair of hands

The traditional form 開 shows 廾, a pair of hands, and 一, a latch or pole, inside 門, a door: hands opening a latched door. The simplified 开 is a shorthand form, so its parts are not the original pieces.

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