The Chinese word 拆除 (chāichú), meaning "to demolish" or "to dismantle", is a compound verb formed by combining two characters with closely related meanings: 拆 (chāi), which means "to tear down", "to take apart", or "to dismantle", and 除 (chú), which means "to remove", "to eliminate", or "to get rid of". This combination follows a common pattern in Chinese word formation where two synonymous or semantically related characters are paired to create a single, more precise, and often stronger concept. Together, the compound emphasizes the complete action of disassembling a structure and removing it, capturing the full process from breaking down to clearing away the remnants.