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走开 (zǒu kāi) — to go away, to get away (often used as a command)

Definition

走开 (zǒu kāi) means 'go away' or 'get away' — commonly used as an imperative command telling someone to leave, or to say you are unable to leave a place.

verb
to go awayto get away (often used as a command)

Examples

  • 走开。
    Nǐ zuì hǎo zǒu kāi.
    You had better go away.
  • ，。
    Fáng jiān lǐ rén tài duō le, wǒ zǒu bù kāi.
    There are too many people in the room, I can't get away.
  • ，。
    Zhǐ yào nǐ xiǎng zǒu, nǐ zǒng shì zǒu dé kāi de.
    As long as you want to leave, you can always get away.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

走zǒugo
开kāiaway

走 with 开 means moving away from a place.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape showed a running man, with a foot added later.

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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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