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拆 chāi to break open

to break open; to split up; to tear apart

How to remember 拆: 扌 hand + 斥 to scold = to break open. Both hands on the parcel, the kids ignore Dad's threat to scold and race to break open the box.

  • HSK 5
  • 8 strokes
  • Radical 扌

Component breakdown

拆 = 扌 hand + 斥 to scold

  • 扌 hand
  • 斥 to scold
The Gushi story

Both hands on the parcel, the kids ignore Dad's threat to scold and race to break open the box.

How it is used

  • Verb for taking apart something sealed or assembled: 拆信 chāi xìn "open a letter," 拆礼物 chāi lǐwù "unwrap a gift."
  • 拆迁 chāiqiān "demolish and relocate" is common in news about urban redevelopment.
  • Contrast with 撕 sī "to tear/rip" (paper, fabric): 拆 undoes something built or wrapped, 撕 rips material apart.
  • 拆开 chāikāi is the natural resultative pairing - "take apart/open up."

Words with 拆

Example sentences

  • 他在拆卸手表。 Tā zài chāixiè shǒubiǎo.He's disassembling the watch.