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拆 chāi

to take apart; to tear down

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 5
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌斥 ⿰扌斥

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  1. 他把旧房子拆了。
    Tā bǎ jiù fángzi chāi le.
    He tore down the old house.
    he (particle) old house demolish (particle)
  2. 这个箱子怎么拆开？
    Zhège xiāngzi zěnme chāi kāi?
    How do you open (take apart) this box?
    this (measure) box how demolish open (question)
  3. 先把包装拆开吧。
    Xiān bǎ bāozhuāng chāi kāi ba.
    First take apart the packaging.
    first (particle) packaging unwrap open (particle)
  4. 这个礼物先别拆，等生日再拆。
    Zhège lǐwù xiān bié chāi, děng shēngrì zài chāi.
    Don't unwrap this gift yet, wait until your birthday.
    this (measure) gift first don't unwrap wait birthday then unwrap
  5. 上个月，工人把那座旧桥拆掉了。
    Shàng ge yuè, gōngrén bǎ nà zuò jiù qiáo chāi diào le.
    Last month, workers tore down that old bridge.
    last (measure) month worker (particle) that (measure) old bridge demolish away (particle)

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