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Mandarin · pinyin nuó kāi

to move (sth) aside
to step aside
to move over (when sitting on a bench)
to shift (one's gaze)

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挪: nuó · move, shift on one side
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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2–1 · nuo2 kai1

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verb

to move (something) away

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