kāi dào
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  • 1

    v.clear the way

    • tǎn kè wèi bù duì kāi dào

      坦克部队开道

      Tanks were in the van of the army's advance.

    • wèi yīng xióng míng luó kāi dào

      英雄开道

      beat gongs to clear the way for heroes

    • gěi hūn lǐ duì liè kāi dào

      婚礼队列开道

      clear the way for a wedding procession

  • 2

    v.dialmake way

    • dà shēng hè lìng sān shān wǔ yuè kāi dào

      大声喝令三山五岳开道

      Order the mountains loudly to make way.

Word usage

  • "开" and "道" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 我们我们

      Show us the way, please. We don't know the way.

    • 前面大家

      He cleared the way in front of us.

    • 处理一下

      After clearing the way, he dealt with the weeds behind him.