拆 (chāi): To tear open — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 2.0Level 5

HSK 3.0Vocab 5

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Character Breakdown

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拆=扌hand+斥scold

The hand (扌) tears apart a crack (斥) — to dismantle or break something into pieces.

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HSK Vocabulary: 拆

HSK words that contain this character.

拆迁

chāi qiān

Demolition

HSK 3.0 L7-9

拆除

chāi chú

to tear down

HSK 3.0 L6

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 拆 is used in context

gōng工

rén人

men们

zhèng正

zài在

chāi拆

nà

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The workers are tearing down that old house.

gōng工

rén人

men们

zhèng正

zài在

chāi拆

chú除

jiù旧

jiàn建

zhù筑

。

Workers are demolishing the old building

qǐng请

bāng帮

wǒ我

chāi拆

kāi开

zhè这

ge个

bāo包

guǒ裹

。

Please help me open this package

zhè这

ge个

qū区

yù域

zhèng正

zài在

jìn进

xíng行

chāi拆

qiān迁

gōng工

zuò作

。

This area is undergoing demolition and relocation work

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HSK Level 5

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Characters with radical "扌".

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