Chinese Vocabulary
撬
to pry open, to lever
撬
qiào4th tone
- Pinyin
- qiào
- Strokes
- 15
- In episodes
- 1
Stroke order for 撬
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Usage
撬开贝壳 — to pry a shell open. A very physical verb.
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