Definition & Meaning

disperse; scatter; spread out or apart; break up

Word usage

sàn kāi

散 开

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v.disperse; scatter; spread out or apart; break up
- kàn rè nao de yī bāng rén sàn kāi le
  看热闹的一帮人散开了。
  The crowd, which had gathered to watch the fun, dispersed.
- duì wu kuài sù sàn kāi le
  队伍快速散开了。
  The troops rapidly dispersed.
- jǐng chá zài tián yě zhōng sàn kāi jìn xíng sōu chá
  警察在田野中散开进行搜查。
  The police spread out to search the fields.
- rén qún jīng huāng zhe sàn kāi le
  人群惊慌着散开了。
  The crowd broke up in panic.
- hái zi men wǎng sì chù sàn kāi
  孩子们往四处散开。
  The children scattered in all directions.
- yān huǒ sàn kāi xiàng yī piàn wǔ cǎi bīn fēn de yún
  烟火散开，像一片五彩缤纷的云。
  The firework went off in a cloud of colour.
- yún sàn kāi le yuè liang chū lai le
  云散开了，月亮出来了。
  The clouds broke and the moon came out.
- nà hái zi bǎ shí tou rēng jìn hú li kàn zhe shuǐ bō sàn kāi
  那孩子把石头扔进湖里，看着水波散开。
  The child threw a stone into the lake and watched the ripples spread.
synonym
fēn sàn分散 jiě sàn解散 shū sàn疏散 zǒu sàn走散
antonym
jù jí聚集 jù hé聚合 jù lǒng聚拢 wéi lǒng围拢

Word usage

Separable word
"散" and "开" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 地方太小了，我们散不开。
  The place is too small for us to spread out.

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