The Chinese word 撇开 (piēkāi) is a compound verb formed through a common grammatical structure where the first character, 撇 (piē), carries the core meaning of "to cast aside" or "to throw away," and the second character, 开 (kāi), meaning "to open" or "to separate," acts as a directional or resultative complement. Together, they create a phrasal verb meaning "to set aside," "to leave aside," or "to bypass," where 开 emphasizes the resultant state of putting something away or opening up a situation by removing an obstacle. This structure is analogous to English verb-particle combinations like "set aside."