No. 2,858 in Chinese
拉开
"拉开" means "to pull open" or "to draw apart."
In a sentence
他拉开抽屉拿出了笔记本。
He pulled open the drawer and took out the notebook.
In this sentence, "拉开" is used to describe the action of pulling something open, such as a drawer.
舞台演出正式拉开了序幕。
The stage performance officially began.
Here, "拉开" metaphorically indicates the initiation or beginning of an event or process, like a performance.
他们之间的差距逐渐拉开。
The gap between them gradually widened.
In this example, "拉开" conveys the idea of creating or widening space or difference between entities, such as a gap.
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