Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | |
| 1 | 拆 | chāi | chai1 | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open | ||
| 2 | 拆开 | 拆開 | chāi kāi | chai1 kai1 | to dismantle; to disassemble; to open up (sth sealed); to unpick | |
| 3 | 拆除 | chāi chú | chai1 chu2 | to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove | ||
| 4 | 拆穿 | chāi chuān | chai1 chuan1 | to expose; to unmask; to see through (a lie etc) | ||
| 5 | 拆东补西 | 拆東補西 | chāi dōng bǔ xī | chai1 dong1 bu3 xi1 | lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient; Rob Peter to pay Paul | |
| 6 | 拆东墙补西墙 | 拆東牆補西牆 | chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng | chai1 dong1 qiang2 bu3 xi1 qiang2 | lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient; Rob Peter to pay Paul | |
| 7 | 拆放款 | chāi fàng kuǎn | chai1 fang4 kuan3 | funds on call; invested sum that can be cashed | ||
| 8 | 拆分 | chāi fēn | chai1 fen1 | to break up into parts | ||
| 9 | 拆毁 | 拆毀 | chāi huǐ | chai1 hui3 | to dismantle; to demolish | |
| 10 | 拆机 | 拆機 | chāi jī | chai1 ji1 | to dismantle a machine; to terminate a telephone service | |
| 11 | 拆解 | chāi jiě | chai1 jie3 | to disassemble | ||
| 12 | 拆借 | chāi jiè | chai1 jie4 | short-term loan | ||
| 13 | 拆迁 | 拆遷 | chāi qiān | chai1 qian1 | to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants | |
| 14 | 拆散 | chāi sàn | chai1 san4 | to break up (a marriage, family etc) | ||
| 15 | 拆台 | 拆臺 | chāi tái | chai1 tai2 | (theater) to dismantle the stage; (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans | |
| 16 | 拆息 | chāi xī | chai1 xi1 | daily interest on a loan | ||
| 17 | 拆西补东 | 拆西補東 | chāi xī bǔ dōng | chai1 xi1 bu3 dong1 | to resort to a makeshift solution (idiom) | |
| 18 | 拆洗 | chāi xǐ | chai1 xi3 | to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment) | ||
| 19 | 拆下 | chāi xià | chai1 xia4 | to dismantle; to take apart | ||
| 20 | 拆线 | 拆線 | chāi xiàn | chai1 xian4 | to remove stitches (from a wound) | |
| 21 | 拆卸 | chāi xiè | chai1 xie4 | to unload; to dismantle | ||
| 22 | 拆用 | chāi yòng | chai1 yong4 | to tear down and reuse; to cannibalize | ||
| 23 | 拆账 | 拆賬 | chāi zhàng | chai1 zhang4 | to work in an enterprise for a share of the profits | |
| 24 | 拆字 | chāi zì | chai1 zi4 | fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters | ||
| 25 | 代拆代行 | dài chāi dài xíng | dai4 chai1 dai4 xing2 | authorized to open letters and act during another's absence; to take up the duties of an official who is on leave (idiom) | ||
| 26 | 挡拆 | 擋拆 | dǎng chāi | dang3 chai1 | pick and roll (basketball); screen and roll | |
| 27 | 分拆 | fèn chāi | fen4 chai1 | to separate off; to hive off; a demerger | ||
| 28 | 过河拆桥 | 過河拆橋 | guò hé chāi qiáo | guo4 he2 chai1 qiao2 | lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom); fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal | |
| 29 | 见招拆招 | 見招拆招 | jiān zhāo chāi zhāo | jian1 zhao1 chai1 zhao1 | to counter every move; to be full of tricks | |
| 30 | 宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚 | 寧拆十座廟，不毀一樁婚 | níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn | ning2 chai1 shi2 zuo4 miao4 , bu4 hui4 yi1 zhuang1 hun1 | rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom) | |
| 31 | 清拆 | qīng chāi | qing1 chai1 | demolition (of buildings for new project) | ||
| 32 | 清拆户 | 清拆戶 | qīng chāi hù | qing1 chai1 hu4 | demolition of homes; to destroy homes (for new building projects) | |
| 33 | 人艰不拆 | 人艱不拆 | rén jiān bù chāi | ren2 jian1 bu4 chai1 | life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang) | |
| 34 | 同业拆借 | 同業拆借 | tóng yè chāi jiè | tong2 ye4 chai1 jie4 | call loan; short-term loan within banking | |
| 35 | 托里拆利 | tuō lǐ chāi lì | Tuo1 li3 chai1 li4 | Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist, colleague of Galileo |
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