拆 chāi

to break up, split apart, rip open; to destroy

HSK 5 #2076

DEFINITIONS

拆 chāi
  • to tear open
  • to tear down
  • to tear apart
  • to open

STROKES

WORDS

拆除 chāi chú to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove
拆散 chāi sàn to break up (a marriage, family etc)
拆开 chāi kāi to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed); to unpick
拆穿 chāi chuān to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc)
拆毁 chāi huǐ to dismantle; to demolish
拆迁 chāi qiān to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
拆卸 chāi xiè to unload; to dismantle
拆线 chāi xiàn to remove stitches (from a wound)
拆解 chāi jiě to disassemble
拆台 chāi tái (theater) to dismantle the stage; (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans
人艰不拆 rén jiān bù chāi life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
人艱不拆 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; to hive off; a demerger
同业拆借 tóng yè chāi jiè call loan; short-term loan within banking
同業拆借 tóng yè chāi jiè call loan; short-term loan within banking
宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚 níng chāi shí zuò miào ， bù huì yī zhuāng hūn rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
寧拆十座廟，不毀一樁婚 níng chāi shí zuò miào ， bù huì 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; to take apart
拆借 chāi jiè short-term loan
拆分 chāi fēn to break up into parts
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; invested sum that can be cashed
拆东墙补西墙 chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient; Rob Peter to pay Paul
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