(zǒu kāi) - to go away, to leave, get out of the way in Mandarin
zǒukāiTraditional: 走開
Translation
to go away, to leave, get out of the way
Word origin
A compound of 走 (zǒu, to walk or go) and 开 (kāi, to open or move apart), giving the sense of walking away or clearing off.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 走 (zǒu, to go) + 开 (kāi, to move apart)
Stroke order
走
开
Examples
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Please move aside and let me through.
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He walked away angrily.
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Go away, do not bother me.
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When he saw me, he left at once.
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The children left once they had played enough.
走开 (zǒu kāi) means to go away, to leave, get out of the way. It is a verb often used as a curt command to make someone move.
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