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掀开

xiān kāi

2-character word Traditional 掀開

What 掀开 means

1. to lift open
2. to tear open

The characters in 掀开

• 掀xiānto lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse
• 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start…

Example sentences

• 我掀开了盖子。
  I opened the lid.

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