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chāi
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5

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Definitions

  1. 1. to tear open
  2. 2. to tear down
  3. 3. to tear apart
  4. 4. to open

Example Sentences

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过河 桥。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 332884)

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Words Containing 拆

拆借
chāi jiè

to make (or take out) a short-term loan

拆迁
chāi qiān

to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

拆散
chāi sàn

to break up (a marriage, family etc)

清拆
qīng chāi

demolition (of buildings for new project)

拆线
chāi xiàn

to remove stitches (from a wound)

拆除
chāi chú

to tear down

拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom)

拆息
chāi xī

daily interest on a loan

拆用
chāi yòng

to tear down and reuse

拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient

拆毁
chāi huǐ

to demolish; to tear down

拆卸
chāi xiè

to dismantle; to take apart

拆下
chāi xià

to dismantle

人艰不拆
rén jiān bù chāi

life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)

托里拆利
tuō lǐ chāi lì

Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist, colleague of Galileo

分拆
fèn chāi

to separate off

拆字
chāi zì

fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters

同业拆借
tóng yè chāi jiè

call loan

过河拆桥
guò hé chāi qiáo

lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)

拆穿
chāi chuān

to expose

拆洗
chāi xǐ

to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)

拆放款
chāi fàng kuǎn

funds on call

见招拆招
jiàn zhāo chāi zhāo

to counter every move

清拆户
qīng chāi hù

demolition of homes

宁拆十座庙,不毁一桩婚
nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn

rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

挡拆
dǎng chāi

pick and roll (basketball)

拆账
chāi zhàng

to work in an enterprise for a share of the profits

拆机
chāi jī

to dismantle a machine

拆开
chāi kāi

to dismantle

拆分
chāi fēn

to break up into parts

拆台
chāi tái

(theater) to dismantle the stage

拆解
chāi jiě

to disassemble