Chinese word

推开

Pronunciation

Pinyintuī kāi

Meaning

  • verbpush open

Example

他把门推开了。tā bǎ mén tuī kāi le

He pushed the door open.

Illustration for 推开 (push open)

More examples

他用力把门推开，风进来了。tā yòng lì bǎ mén tuī kāi fēng jìn lái le

He forcefully pushed the door open, and the wind came in.

Core concept

A barrier moves out of an entrance, leaving the way open.

Common phrases

  • 用力推开门yòng lì tuī kāi mén

    push the door open forcefully

  • 把门推开一点儿bǎ mén tuī kāi yì diǎnr

    push the door open a little

Similar words

打开dǎ kāi: Making something that is closed become open.
让开ràng kāi: Stepping or moving aside so someone else can get through.
挪开nuó kāi: Moving an object or part of the body slightly away to create room.

Definition in Chinese

把挡在路上或入口的东西向外推，使阻碍消失并使出入口或通道显现。bǎ dǎng zài lù shàng huò rù kǒu de dōng xī xiàng wài tuī shǐ zǔ ài xiāo shī bìng shǐ chū rù kǒu huò tōng dào xiǎn xiàn

Word origin

推开 (tuīkāi, "push open") joins the action of 推 (tuī, "push") to the change expressed by 开 (kāi, "open"), creating the image of pushing something out of the way.

Usage tips

  • For English speakers, this verb can describe pushing a curtain, chair, or other movable obstruction aside, not only opening a door.

Other meanings

  • push asideverb
  • move asideverb

Opposites

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