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Expressing walking away or leaving with 走开 (zǒukāi)
Actions & Events
Direction & Movement
Structure
Subject + 走开
Explanation
The verb 走开 (zǒukāi) means "to walk away" or "to go away." The complement 开 indicates movement away from a point. It can also be used as a command meaning "go away!" For example, 又走开了 means "walked away again."
Examples
他什么也没说，转身就走开了。
Tā shénme yě méi shuō, zhuǎnshēn jiù zǒukāi le.
He didn't say anything, turned around, and walked away.
走开，别来烦我！
Zǒukāi, bié lái fán wǒ!
Go away, stop bothering me!
那只猫看了我一眼，慢慢地走开了。
Nà zhī māo kàn le wǒ yì yǎn, mànmàn de zǒukāi le.
The cat glanced at me and slowly walked away.