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开裂

kāi liè

2-character word Traditional 開裂

What 开裂 means

1. to split open
2. to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open)

The characters in 开裂

• 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start…
• 裂lièto split; to crack; to break open

Example sentences

• 9 月进行的初步体检显示，由于照料不当和围栏地面破损，导致大象的爪子开裂并过度生长，从而损伤了它的脚。
  An initial medical examination conducted in September showed the elephant’s nails had cracked and were overgrown due to improper care and an insufficient enclosure with flooring that damaged its feet.

Sounds the same

Read kāi liè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 开列to make (a list); to list