Definitions

1. 1. to pull open
2. 2. to pull apart
3. 3. to space out
4. 4. to increase

Components

• 拉 lā – to pull
• 开 kāi – to open

Related Words

• 拉开序幕 lā kāi xù mù – (fig.) to raise the curtain
• 拉开架势 lā kāi jià shi – to assume a fighting stance
• 马拉开波 Mǎ lā kāi bō – PN:Maracaibo, Venezuela

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