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  • 1

    used after a verb to indicate separation

    • nǐ yào zhòng xiē shù hú guàn mù bǎ cǎo píng fēn gé kāi lái

      灌木草坪分隔开来

      You need a few trees and bushes to break up the lawn.

  • 2

    used after verbs to indicate diffusion

    • wèi shòu zhì yí de pǔ biàn lǐ niàn zài zhōng chǎn jiē jí zhōng xùn sù chuán bō kāi lái

      质疑普遍理念中产阶级迅速传播开来

      Unchallenged wisdoms flow swiftly among the middle classes.

  • 3

    used after a verb to indicate letting go

    • pū kāi lái

      开来

      spread apart

  • 4

    used after a verb or adjective to begin and continue

    • xīn chǎn pǐn yī xià zi pǔ jí kāi lái

      新产品一下子普及开来

      The new products jumped into popularity.