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撬

qiào

Character

What 撬 means

1. to lift
2. to pry open
3. to lever open

Example sentences

• 他们试图用一根铁棒撬开锁。
  Tāmen shìtú yòng yī gēn tiěbàng qiàokāi suǒ.
  They tried to use an iron bar to pry open the lock.

Words starting with 撬

• 撬动qiào dòngto shift sth with a crowbar etc; (fig.) to influence by applying leverage
• 撬棍qiào gùncrowbar
• 撬棒qiào bàngcrowbar
• 撬杠qiào gàngcrowbar
• 撬窃qiào qièburglary; house-breaking
• 撬锁qiào suǒto pick a lock; to force a lock
• 撬门qiào ménto break in; to force a door
• 撬开qiào kāito pry open; to lever open

Words containing 撬

• 铁撬tiě qiàocrowbar

Characters that look like 撬

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 撤chèto remove; to take away
• 截jiéto cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept
• 薇wēiOsmunda regalis, a species of fern; Taiwan pr. wéi
• 噩èstartling
• 橇qiāosled; sleigh
• 辕yuánshaft of a cart or carriage; (bound form) entrance gate of a military camp or yamen…

Sounds the same

Read qiào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 峭high and steep; precipitous; severe or stern
• 窍hole; opening; orifice (of the human body)
• 俏good-looking; charming; (of goods) in great demand
• 壳(bound form) shell; Taiwan pr. ké
• 翘to stick up; to rise on one end; to tilt
• 鞘scabbard; sheath
• 诮ridicule; to blame
• 撽to beat with a stick; to hit from the side
• 谯ridicule; to blame