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张开

zhāng kāi

2-character word Traditional 張開

What 张开 means

1. to open up
2. to spread
3. to extend

The characters in 张开

• 张zhāngto open up; to spread; sheet of paper
• 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start…

Example sentences

• 把嘴张开！
  Bǎ zuǐ zhāngkāi!
  Open your mouth!
• 张开眼睛。
  Open your eyes.
• 他再次张开双眼。
  He opened his eyes again.
• 张开嘴巴闭上眼睛。
  Open your mouth and close your eyes.
• 他张开了嘴巴说不出话来。
  Tā zhāngkāi le zuǐba shuōbùchūhuàlái.
  He was in open-mouthed amazement.
• 婚前张开眼，婚后半闭眼。
  Hūnqián zhāngkāi yǎn, hūn hòubàn bì yǎn.
  Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.