掰
bāi
to break off with the hands; to bend apart
Character
Example phrases
- 他把面包掰成两半，一半递给旁边还在排队的孩子。 Tā bǎ miànbāo bāi chéng liǎng bàn, yí bàn dì gěi pángbiān hái zài páiduì de háizi. He broke the bread into two halves and handed one half to the child still waiting in line beside him.
- 她把饼干掰开，分给了两个弟弟。 Tā bǎ bǐnggān bāi kāi, fēn gěi le liǎng ge dìdi. She broke the biscuit apart and shared it between her two younger brothers.
- 他掰着手指头数，离放假只剩五天了。 Tā bāi zhe shǒuzhǐtou shǔ, lí fàngjià zhǐ shèng wǔ tiān le. He counted on his fingers: only five days were left until the holiday.
Related words
- 糊 hú to paste; to plaster; to stick on
- 裁 cái to cut; to reduce; to dismiss staff
- 钉 dìng to nail; to fasten with nails
- 编织 biānzhī to weave; to knit; to construct
- 打磨 dǎmó to polish; to refine
- 缝 féng to sew; to stitch
- 分割 fēngē to divide; to cut apart; to separate
- 裹 guǒ to wrap; to envelop
- 焚烧 fénshāo to burn; to incinerate
- 点火 diǎnhuǒ to ignite; to light; ignition
- 粉碎 fěnsuì to crush; to shatter
- 烘 hōng to bake; to heat by fire