Hanzi
Traditional
撬
Simplified
撬

to lift/to pry open/to lever open

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

qiào

Bopomofo

ㄑㄧㄠˋ

Jyutping

giu6

Example sentences

撬開 / 撬开 qiàokāi
小偷用鐵筆撬開了大門的鎖。
小偷用铁笔撬开了大门的锁。

The thief used a crowbar to pry open the lock on the front door.

棍 gùn
他用鐵棍撬開了門。
他用铁棍撬开了门。

He used an iron stick to pry open the door.

撬 qiào
賊把門鎖撬開了。
贼把门锁撬开了。

The thief pried the door lock open.

Example Vocabulary

撬開

qiao4'kai1

to pry open

撬

qiao4

to pry; to lever up; to force open

撬門

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