Chinese Word: 拆 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

拆HSK 5

Pinyin: chāi

English Definition: to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open

Chinese Definition:
①把合在一起的弄开：拆信。拆洗。拆卸。拆字。
②(拆白)方言，流氓骗取财物。
③分散，毁掉：拆散。拆台。拆迁。
④搭装。

Antonyms: 装拼

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:斥 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 斥 [ chì ] to scold, to upbraid; to accuse, to blame; to reproach

Similar Characters: 折析近

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拆迁	chāi qiān	to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
拆除HSK 6	chāi chú	to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove
拆借HSK 5	chāi jiè	short-term loan
拆卸	chāi xiè	to unload; to dismantle
拆毁	chāi huǐ	to dismantle; to demolish

1		zhè 这 fēng xìn 封信 wǒ 我 yǐ jīng 已经 chāi kāi 拆开 guò 过 le 了。 I have already opened this letter.
2		zhè xiē 这些 jiàn zhù wù 建筑物 shì 是 zài 在 bèi 被 qiáng chāi 强拆 de 的。 These buildings were forcibly demolished.
3		chāi qiān 拆迁 duì 队 shǐ yòng 使用 zhà yào 炸药 jiàng 将 jiù 旧 jiàn zhù 建筑 chāi chú 拆除。 The demolition crew used dynamite to bring down the old building.
4		chāi qiān 拆迁 shè jí 涉及 dào 到 hěn duō 很多 zhòng yào 重要 de 的 fǎ lǜ 法律 wèn tí 问题。 Demolition involves many important legal issues.
5		chāi qiān 拆迁 shì 是 shì zhèng 市政 jiàn shè 建设 de 的 yī gè 一个 bì yào 必要 huán jié 环节。 Demolition is a necessary part of urban construction.

1		zhè 这 fēng xìn 封信 wǒ 我 yǐ jīng 已经 chāi kāi 拆开 guò 过 le 了。 I have already opened this letter.
2		zhè xiē 这些 jiàn zhù wù 建筑物 shì 是 zài 在 bèi 被 qiáng chāi 强拆 de 的。 These buildings were forcibly demolished.
3		chāi qiān 拆迁 duì 队 shǐ yòng 使用 zhà yào 炸药 jiàng 将 jiù 旧 jiàn zhù 建筑 chāi chú 拆除。 The demolition crew used dynamite to bring down the old building.
4		chāi qiān 拆迁 shè jí 涉及 dào 到 hěn duō 很多 zhòng yào 重要 de 的 fǎ lǜ 法律 wèn tí 问题。 Demolition involves many important legal issues.
5		chāi qiān 拆迁 shì 是 shì zhèng 市政 jiàn shè 建设 de 的 yī gè 一个 bì yào 必要 huán jié 环节。 Demolition is a necessary part of urban construction.