Definitions

chāi (verb) to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character "拆" is structured with the hand radical (扌) on the left and the component "斥" on the right, forming a phono-semantic compound where the radical indicates manual action and "斥" primarily serves as a phonetic element. Etymologically, the character has always conveyed the core idea of splitting or opening, with its meaning evolving from general acts of division to more specific applications such as tearing down buildings or opening sealed items, while retaining its fundamental sense of separation.

Example Sentences Hide

开了包裹。

Wǒ chāi kāi le bāoguǒ.

I unpacked the package.

掉了旧房子。

Tā chāi diào le jiù fángzi.

He demolished the old house.

工人正在迁这片区域。

Gōngrén zhèngzài chāi qiān zhè piàn qūyù.

Workers are demolishing and relocating this area.

请小心卸这个机器。

Qǐng xiǎoxīn chāi xiè zhège jīqì.

Please carefully disassemble this machine.

他们决定除违章建筑。

Tāmen juédìng chāi chú wéizhāng jiànzhù.

They decided to demolish the illegal construction.

散别人的家庭是不道德的。

Chāi sàn biérén de jiātíng shì bù dàodé de.

It is immoral to break up other people's families.

这座城市计划迁老旧街区。

Zhè zuò chéngshì jìhuà chāi qiān lǎo jiù jiēqū.

This city plans to demolish and relocate the old blocks.

解复杂问题时需要耐心。

Zài chāi jiě fùzá wèntí shí xūyào nàixīn.

When dismantling complex problems, patience is needed.