掰开 (bāi kāi) — to break off or force apart with the fingers or hands
Definition
Separable verb (离合词): 掰 is the action of prying/splitting with the fingers; 开 is the result complement meaning 'apart/open'. You must split the parts in 把-constructions and with 了, as in 把饼干掰开 / 掰开了.
verb
to break off or force apart with the fingers or hands
Examples
- 掰开。Tā bǎ nà kuài qiǎo kè lì bāi kāi le.He broke that piece of chocolate in half.
- 掰开。Yòng shǒu bāi kāi nà gēn mù gùn.Use your hands to break that stick apart.
- 掰开。Tā xiǎo shí hou xǐ huan bǎ bǐng gān bāi kāi le zài chī.When he was little, he liked to break cookies into pieces before eating.
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