lā​kāi HSK4

to pull open

lā​kāi to draw back · to pull apart

  1. verb
    to pull
    to pull; to draw; to tug; to drag; to haul or move something toward oneself
  2. kāi particle
    [away/open]
    (directional result) used after a verb to indicate moving away, spreading out, or making room, meaning "away" or "off"

lā​kāi to pull open

  1. verb
    to pull
    to pull; to draw; to tug; to drag; to haul or move something toward oneself
  2. kāi verbparticle
    to open
    to open; to unfold; to unseal; (of flowers) to bloom; to carve or cut open

lā​kāi to space out

  1. verbadjective
    to extend
    to stretch; to prolong; to drag out or lengthen a sound or distance
  2. kāi particle
    [away/open]
    (directional result) used after a verb to indicate moving away, spreading out, or making room, meaning "away" or "off"

lā​kāi to start

  1. verb
    to pull
    to pull; to draw; to tug; to drag; to haul or move something toward oneself
  2. kāi particleverb
    [opening/continuation]
    (directional result) used after a verb to indicate the start and continuation of an action