chāi

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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。
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Words Containing 拆

拆迁
chāi qiān

to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

拆除
chāi chú

to tear down

人艰不拆
rén jiān bù chāi

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

分拆
fèn chāi

to separate off

同业拆借
tóng yè chāi jiè

call loan

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)

托里拆利
tuō lǐ chāi lì

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

拆下
chāi xià

to dismantle

拆借
chāi jiè

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

拆分
chāi fēn

to break up into parts

拆卸
chāi xiè

to dismantle; to take apart

拆字
chāi zì

fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters

拆息
chāi xī

daily interest on a loan

拆放款
chāi fàng kuǎn

funds on call

拆散
chāi sàn

to break up (a marriage, family etc)

拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng

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

拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī

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

拆机
chāi jī

to dismantle a machine

拆毁
chāi huǐ

to demolish; to tear down

拆洗
chāi xǐ

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

拆用
chāi yòng

to tear down and reuse

拆穿
chāi chuān

to expose

拆线
chāi xiàn

to remove stitches (from a wound)

拆台
chāi tái

(theater) to dismantle the stage

拆解
chāi jiě

to disassemble

拆账
chāi zhàng

to work in an enterprise for a share of the profits

拆开
chāi kāi

to dismantle

挡拆
dǎng chāi

pick and roll (basketball)

清拆
qīng chāi

demolition (of buildings for new project)

清拆户
qīng chāi hù

demolition of homes

见招拆招
jiàn zhāo chāi zhāo

to counter every move

过河拆桥
guò hé chāi qiáo

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