qiào

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

撬 means to pry; to lever; to jimmy open. Pronounced qiào. HSK 7-9.

  • to pry; to lever; to jimmy open

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Definitions & Examples

yòng
luó
dāo
qiào
shí
tou
 
xiǎng
nuó
kāi
 

He used a screwdriver to pry the stone to move it aside.

Xiāng
zi
gài
bèi
qiǎ
zhù
le
 
yòng
tiě
gùn
qiào
le
lái
 

The suitcase lid got stuck, so I pried it open with an iron rod.

Yào
shi
diū
le
 
men
zhǐ
néng
mén
qiào
kāi
jìn
 

We lost our keys, so we had to jimmy the door open to get in.

Xiǎo
tōu
yòng
xiǎo
dāo
qiào
kāi
le
fēi
diàn
de
hòu
mén
 

A thief pried open the back door of the coffee shop with a small knife.

yòng
gǎi
zhuī
qiào
xià
le
sōng
dòng
de
bǎn
zhuān
 

She pried up the loose floor tile with a screwdriver.

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