裂[liě]

动口 (of two pieces joined together) come apart; open up

♦ 衣服没扣好, ~着怀 with one's coat (or shirt) unbuttoned

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裂[liè]
动split; crack; rend

♦ 杯子~了。 The cup's cracked.

♦ 地都干~了。 The earth was so dry that it cracked.

♦ 他的手冻~了。 His hands are chapped by the cold.

♦ ~成两半 split in two

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