Meaning of 撬
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qiào
- to lift
- to pry open
- to lever open
撬 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他们试图用一根铁棒撬开锁。
They tried to pry the lock open with an iron bar.
汤姆撬开地板，寻找隐藏的金币。
Tom pried up the floorboards looking for the hidden gold coins.
Stroke order for each character
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撬 qiào · to lift · 15 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 撬.
| 撬开 | qiàokāi | to pry open; to lever open |
| 撬棍 | qiàogùn | crowbar |
Questions about 撬
What does 撬 mean?
撬 (qiào) means "to lift; to pry open" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 撬?
撬 is made of 1 character: 撬 (15 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 撬 an HSK word?
Yes. 撬 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.