qiāo​kāi

to knock open

qiāo​kāi to knock open

  1. to knock
    to hit, strike, or tap; to beat a drum; to rap on a door or surface
  2. kāi verbparticle
    to open
    to open; to unfold; to unseal; (of flowers) to bloom; to carve or cut open

qiāo​kāi to gain access to

  1. to knock
    to hit, strike, or tap; to beat a drum; to rap on a door or surface
  2. kāi particle
    [away/open]
    (directional result) used after a verb to indicate moving away, spreading out, or making room, meaning "away" or "off"