They tried to use an iron bar to pry open the lock.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
撬开
to pry open; to lever open
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to pry open; to lever open
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 撬开 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 撬开 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
Tom pried up the floorboards looking for the hidden gold coins.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 撬开.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 撬开.
Directly before
- 铁棒撬开1
- 汤姆撬开1
Directly after
- 撬开锁1
- 撬开地板1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 撬开
What does 撬开 mean in Chinese?
撬开 (qiàokāi) means to pry open; to lever open.
How do you pronounce 撬开?
撬开 is pronounced qiàokāi.
Is 撬开 an HSK word?
撬开 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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