拆

The character "拆" has 8 strokes. "拆" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "拆" has 2 pronunciations, it is a polyphonic character. The pronunciations of "拆" are "chāi" "cā" . View the stroke order of "拆">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "拆"

v.: tear open; take apart; undo; pull down; dismantle; demolish; discharge (faeces or urine); shit or piss

• take apart : 拆开
• undo : v.解开；打开；松开；消除…影响或结果；使恢复原状；使垮台；毁灭；恢复；取消
• pull down : 拉下来；拆毁, 拆掉
• dismantle : v.拆散，拆开；（逐渐）废除，取消
• demolish : v.拆除；拆毁；全面驳倒；将（论据或其支持者）批驳得体无完肤；击溃；大败；对…狼吞虎咽

Form words with "拆"

拆铅封 break a lead sealant

拆戏台 dismantle a stage

拆衣服 unpick a garment

拆脚手架 take down the scaffolding

拆邮件 open one's mail

可拆隔板 removable partition

可拆装置 detachable device

可拆装配 detachable fixing

可拆部分 free section; removable section

可拆砂箱 snap flask

拆改革的墙脚 undermine attempts at reform

拆民主进程的墙脚 subvert the democratic process

Example phrases using "拆"

• 他把机器装了又拆，拆了又装。

  He assembled and stripped the machine repeatedly. / He took to pieces and reassembled the machine repeatedly.

• 他口称支持我，事实上却在拆我的台。

  He claimed to be in support of me; in fact he cut the ground from under my feet.

• 她一有机会就拆他的台。

  She tried to undermine his authority at every opportunity.

• 这件毛衣该拆了。

  This old sweater needs to be unravelled/unknitted.

• 茅草屋已被拆了。

  The hut has been pulled down.

• 这船被拖到博奈斯给拆了。

  She was towed to Bo'Ness and broken up.

• 为拓宽道路而拆了房子。

  The house was demolished to allow for road widening.

• 我拆去他裤子上缝线。

  I unpicked the seams of his trousers.

• 她正在拆她的邮件。

  She was opening her post.

• 电力公司的一个施工队过来把这幢房子的电缆拆走

  [with obj.]a team from the power company came to shift the cables away from the house