迈开 (mài kāi) — to stride forward, to take a step (forward); (figuratively) to take a step toward a goal, to embark on
Definition
A verb-object phrase: 迈 (stride) + 开 (away, outward). 迈开腿 literally means to stride one's legs forward, used for taking a decisive physical or figurative first step.
verb
to stride forwardto take a step (forward)(figuratively) to take a step toward a goalto embark on
Examples
- 迈开。Tā dà bù xiàng qián mài kāi.He strode forward with big steps.
- 迈开，。Tā mài kāi le tuǐ, kāi shǐ pǎo bù.She took a stride and started running.
- 迈开。Wǒ men yào yǒng gǎn dì mài kāi xīn de yí bù.We must bravely take a new step forward.
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