劈开

劈開
pīkāi
  1. to cleave
  2. to split open
  3. to spread open (fingers, legs)

CEDICT

to cleave (with a tool or hands); to split open

Wiktionary

剖开、破开。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 劈 pī
  1. to hack
  2. to chop
  3. to split open
  4. (of lightning) to strike
2 开 kāi
  1. to open (transitive or intransitive)
  2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
  4. to boil
  5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. (directional complement) away; off
  7. carat (gold)
  8. abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文 Kāiěrwén
  9. abbr. for 开本 kāiběn, book format

Related entries

劈裂 pīliè
  1. to split open
  2. to cleave
  3. to rend
绽裂 zhànliè
  1. to split open
  2. to split apart
裂开 lièkāi to split open
我的嘴裂开了。

I have chapped lips.

Source: Tatoeba

开裂 kāiliè
  1. to split open
  2. to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open)
9 月進行的初步體檢顯示，由於照料不當和圍欄地面破損，導致大象的爪子開裂並過度生長，從而損傷了牠的腳。

An initial medical examination conducted in September showed the elephant’s nails had cracked and were overgrown due to improper care and an insufficient enclosure with flooring that damaged its feet.

Source: Tatoeba

𠩺 xī
  1. to split open
  2. crack
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