chāi

to tear down; to tear open; to tear apart

HSK 5 #2076

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 2076th character
Radical ⼿ (64.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 972

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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拆 stroke order animation

Words containing 拆

Word Meaning
to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle
to break up (a marriage, family etc)
to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed)
to expose; to see through (a lie etc); to unmask
to demolish; to dismantle
to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
to dismantle; to unload
to remove stitches (from a wound)
to disassemble
(fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet
life is hard, don’t make it worse
life is hard; don't expose harsh truth
to separate off; a demerger; to hive off
short-term loan within banking; call loan
short-term loan within banking; call loan
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
Evangelista Torricelli, Italian scientist
to take apart; to dismantle
short-term loan
to break up into parts
fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters
daily interest on a loan
funds on call; invested sum that can be cashed
shift resources; rob Peter to pay Paul
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