掀开

掀開
xiānkāi
  1. to lift open
  2. to tear open

CEDICT

to lift open; to tear open

Wiktionary

揭开、翻开。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 掀 xiān
  1. to lift (a lid)
  2. to rock
  3. to convulse
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

拆 chāi
  1. to tear open
  2. to tear down
  3. to tear apart
  4. to open
他怎么敢拆我的信！

How dare he open my letters!

Source: Tatoeba

攋 là
  1. to destroy
  2. to rip
  3. to tear open