Chinese word

滚开

Pronunciation

Pinyingǔn kāi

Meaning

  • verbgo away

Example

滚开，别来烦我。gǔn kāi bié lái fán wǒ

Go away, don't bother me.

Illustration for 滚开 (go away)

More examples

他们吵架时有人冲对方喊：滚开！tā men chǎo jià shí yǒu rén chōng duì fāng hǎn gǔn kāi

While they were arguing, someone shouted at the other person, "Go away!"

Core concept

A forceful shove in words that tells someone to clear out and keep their distance.

Common phrases

  • 赶紧滚开gán jǐn gǔn kāi

    go away right now

  • 给我滚开gěi wǒ gǔn kāi

    go away from me

Similar words

走开zǒu kāi: A spoken command telling someone to leave the place they are in.
离开lí kāi: To leave a place or person and go somewhere else.
让开ràng kāi: A command asking someone to move aside so there is room to pass.
滚gǔn: A very insulting command telling someone to get lost or disappear.

Definition in Chinese

口语中用来粗暴地命令对方离开或让开，语气强烈，常带厌恶或愤怒。kóu yǔ zhōng yòng lái cū bào dì mìng lìng duì fāng lí kāi huò ràng kāi yǔ qì qiáng liè cháng dài yàn wù huò fèn nù

Word origin

滚开 (gǔnkāi, "go away") combines 滚 (gǔn, "roll") with 开 (kāi, "away"), presenting departure as being sent rolling out of the speaker's space.

Usage tips

  • This command is strongly confrontational in everyday conversation, so polite requests are safer with strangers, elders, colleagues, and service staff.

Other meanings

  • stay awayverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 滚蛋gǔn dànclear offinterjection

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