散开 (sàn kāi) — to disperse; to scatter (of a group of people or things that were gathered)
Definition
A separable verb meaning a gathered group spreads outward in different directions — people, students, smoke. Use 散 (sàn) for the verb 'to disperse/scatter', not the pronunciation sǎn ('loose').
verb
to disperseto scatter (of a group of people or things that were gathered)
Examples
- 散开。Rén qún hěn kuài sàn kāi le.The crowd quickly dispersed.
- 散开。Tóng xué men zài cāo chǎng sàn kāi le.The students scattered on the playground.
- 散开。Yān wù màn màn sàn kāi le.The smoke slowly dispersed.
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