Definitions
- 1. to tear open
- 2. to tear down
- 3. to tear apart
- 4. to open
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Common object: 拆信 (open a letter), 拆房子 (tear down a house). Not for tearing paper—use 撕纸.
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拆 cannot be used for tearing soft materials like paper or cloth; use 撕 for that. 拆 is for dismantling, taking apart, or opening sealed objects.
Example Sentences
3 shown他把旧房子 拆 了。
这家破旧的旅馆要 拆 了。
过河 拆 桥。
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Words Containing 拆
to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
to tear down
life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
to separate off
call loan
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist, colleague of Galileo
to dismantle
to make (or take out) a short-term loan
to break up into parts
to dismantle; to take apart
fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters
daily interest on a loan
funds on call
to break up (a marriage, family etc)
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom)
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
to dismantle a machine
to demolish; to tear down
to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)
to tear down and reuse
to expose
to remove stitches (from a wound)
(theater) to dismantle the stage
to disassemble
to work in an enterprise for a share of the profits
to dismantle
pick and roll (basketball)
demolition (of buildings for new project)
demolition of homes
to counter every move
lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)