nǐng​kāi

to unscrew

  • created sense approved 拧开/擰開 · nǐng​kāi · to unscrew — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    拧开 / 擰開

    nǐng​kāi

    to unscrew

    To open or loosen something by twisting, such as a lid, nut, or bottle cap; to turn on a faucet or switch by rotating a knob; to wrench apart.

    拧, 开

    拧 (literal) → 拧/擰 · nǐng · to screw 开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · [away/open]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense