Chinese Word: 撬 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

撬

Pinyin: qiào

English Definition: to lift; to pry open; to lever open

Chinese Definition:
①用杠棒或尖利的工具借助支点拨动或挑(tiǎo)起东西：把瓶盖撬开。溜门撬锁。把这块大石头撬下来运走。撬杠(亦称“撬棍”)。[合]撬腿。)

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:毳 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 橇

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1		wǒ men 我们 yòng 用 tiě gùn 铁棍 qiào kāi 撬开 xiāng zi 箱子。 We use an iron bar to pry open the box.
2		xiǎo tōu 小偷 zhǎ yǎn 眨眼 gōng fū 工夫 jiù 就 bǎ 把 xiá zi 匣子 qiào kāi 撬开 le 了。 The thief prised the casket in less than a second.
3		rú guǒ 如果 gāng cái 刚才 méi yǒu 没有 bǎ 把 zhèng miàn 正面 qiào kāi 撬开 de huà 的话， xiàn zài 现在 qiào 撬 ba 吧。 Pry the face off if you haven't already done so.
4		rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 hái 还 méi 没 qiào kāi 撬开 nào zhōng 闹钟 miàn bǎn 面板， nà me 那么 xiàn zài 现在 jiù 就 zuò 做 ba 吧。 Pry the face off if you haven't already done so.
5		jīng 经 fú lán kè 弗兰克 kěn qiú 恳求， gǔ dǒng 古董 shāng 商 cái 才 miǎn qiǎng 勉强 bǎ 把 xiāng zi 箱子 qiào kāi 撬开。 Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open.

1		wǒ men 我们 yòng 用 tiě gùn 铁棍 qiào kāi 撬开 xiāng zi 箱子。 We use an iron bar to pry open the box.
2		xiǎo tōu 小偷 zhǎ yǎn 眨眼 gōng fū 工夫 jiù 就 bǎ 把 xiá zi 匣子 qiào kāi 撬开 le 了。 The thief prised the casket in less than a second.
3		rú guǒ 如果 gāng cái 刚才 méi yǒu 没有 bǎ 把 zhèng miàn 正面 qiào kāi 撬开 de huà 的话， xiàn zài 现在 qiào 撬 ba 吧。 Pry the face off if you haven't already done so.
4		rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 hái 还 méi 没 qiào kāi 撬开 nào zhōng 闹钟 miàn bǎn 面板， nà me 那么 xiàn zài 现在 jiù 就 zuò 做 ba 吧。 Pry the face off if you haven't already done so.
5		jīng 经 fú lán kè 弗兰克 kěn qiú 恳求， gǔ dǒng 古董 shāng 商 cái 才 miǎn qiǎng 勉强 bǎ 把 xiāng zi 箱子 qiào kāi 撬开。 Frank begged him to do so and the dealer reluctantly prised it open.