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拆
chāi
1. to tear open
2. to tear down
3. to tear apart
4. to open
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

拆
chāi
to break open, to split up, to tear apart
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

分拆
fènchāi
to separate off
拆台
chāitái
to undermine
拆解
chāijiě
to disassemble
拆账
chāizhàng
to work in an enterprise for a share of the profits
拆迁
chāiqiān
to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
拆开
chāikāi
to dismantle
拆除
chāichú
to tear down
挡拆
dǎngchāi
pick and roll (basketball)
清拆
qīngchāi
demolition (of buildings for new project)
拆下
chāixià
to dismantle
拆借
chāijiè
short term loan
拆分
chāifēn
separate
拆卸
chāixiè
to unload
拆字
chāizì
fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters
拆息
chāixī
daily interest on a loan
拆散
chāisàn
to break up (a marriage, family etc)
拆机
chāijī
to dismantle a machine
拆毁
chāihuǐ
to dismantle
拆洗
chāixǐ
to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)
拆用
chāiyòng
to tear down and reuse

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,075
Word Frequency Rank
3,380 of 84,292

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