走开

zǒukāi

Traditional: 走开

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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

Stroke order for 走

Stroke order for 开

Examples

Please move aside and let me through.

He walked away angrily.

Go away, do not bother me.

When he saw me, he left at once.

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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This word is part of lesson 21.