to tear open; take apart; pull down (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
拆 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他们决定拆掉这座老房子，建造一座新的商业中心。 tāmen juédìng chāi diào zhè zuò lǎo fángzi, jiànzào yī zuò xīn de shāngyè zhōngxīn. - They decided to demolish this old house and build a new commercial center.
他很快就能拆开这个包裹。 tā hěn kuài jiù néng chāi kāi zhège bāoguǒ. - He can quickly unpack this package.
我们需要拆除这面墙壁，以扩大空间。 wǒmen xūyào chāi chú zhè miàn qiángbì, yǐ kuòdà kōngjiān. - We need to dismantle this wall to expand the space.
他们把老仓库拆了除了地基。 tāmen bǎ lǎo cāngkù chāi le chúle dìjī. - They demolished the old warehouse except for the foundation.
机场要拆除旧的航站楼，建造新的更现代化的设施。 jīchǎng yào chāi chú jiù de hángzhànlóu, jiànzào xīn de gèng xiàndàihuà de shèshī. - The airport is going to demolish the old terminal and build new, more modern facilities.