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撕 sī

to tear

Strokes
15
Level
HSK 5
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌斯 ⿰扌斯

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Example sentences with 撕

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  1. 他把信撕了。
    Tā bǎ xìn sī le.
    He tore up the letter.
    he (object-marker) letter tear (particle)
  2. 你为什么把照片撕了？
    Nǐ wèishénme bǎ zhàopiàn sī le?
    Why did you tear up the photo?
    you why (object-marker) photo tear (particle)
  3. 请别把纸撕坏了。
    Qǐng bié bǎ zhǐ sī huài le.
    Please don't tear the paper up badly.
    please don't (object-marker) paper tear bad (particle)
  4. 这张纸没那么容易撕开。
    Zhè zhāng zhǐ méi nàme róngyì sīkāi.
    This piece of paper isn't that easy to tear open.
    this (measure) paper not so easy tear-open
  5. 生气之下，他把合同撕得粉碎。
    Shēngqì zhīxià, tā bǎ hétong sī de fěnsuì.
    In his anger, he tore the contract to pieces.
    angry under, he (object-marker) contract tear (particle) shreds

Words with 撕 (1)