No. 6,426 in Chinese
掀开
"掀开" means "to lift, open, or uncover."
In a sentence
他轻轻地掀开被子，准备起床。
He gently lifted the blanket to get up.
掀开 in this sentence indicates the action of uncovering or revealing by lifting.
他们一起掀开了秘密的面纱。
They unveiled the secret veil together.
掀开 here metaphorically represents the action of revealing or exposing something previously unknown or hidden.
风掀开了书页，显示了作者的名字。
The wind turned the book pages, revealing the author's name.
In this sentence, 掀开 signifies the physical act of lifting or flipping, caused by wind intervention.
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