拆
chāi
to tear open
to tear down; to tear apart; to open
她小心地拆开了那封信。
tā xiǎo xīn de chāi kāi le nà fēng xìn。
She carefully tore open that letter.
工人们把那栋旧楼拆了。
gōng rén men bǎ nà dòng jiù lóu chāi le。
The workers tore down that old building.
Words with 拆
拆机
chāi jī
to dismantle a machine
拆毁
chāi huǐ
to demolish; to tear down
拆洗
chāi xǐ
to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)
过河拆桥
guò hé chāi qiáo
lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
人艰不拆
rén jiān bù chāi
life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)
分拆
fèn chāi
to separate off
同业拆借
tóng yè chāi jiè
call loan
宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn
rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
托里拆利
tuō lǐ chāi lì
Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist, colleague of Galileo
拆解
chāi jiě
to disassemble
拆下
chāi xià
to dismantle
拆借
chāi jiè
to make (or take out) a short-term loan