拆
除

To tear down in Chinese: 拆除 (chāi chú)

chāi chú

to tear down

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Definitions

  1. 1to tear down
  2. 2to demolish
  3. 3to dismantle
  4. 4to remove

Stroke order

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拆
除

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄞ

chāi

ㄔ/ chㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄔㄨˊ

chú

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 工人正在拆除那座旧房子。

    gōng rén zhèng zài chāi chú nà zuò jiù fáng zi。

    The workers are demolishing that old house.

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Related words

拆

chāi

to tear open

除

chú

to get rid of

除了

chú le

besides

除非

chú fēi

only if (..., or otherwise, ...)

除夕

chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

删除

shān chú

to delete

解除

jiě chú

to remove

排除

pái chú

to eliminate

消除

xiāo chú

to eliminate

拆迁

chāi qiān

to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

除去

chú qù

to eliminate

除外

chú wài

to exclude

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