tear; rip (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
撕 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
四 sì - four (num.) | HSK 1
死 sǐ - die; extremely; rigid (adj.) | HSK 4
Examples
他撕掉了那张纸。 tā sī diào le nà zhāng zhǐ. - He tore up that piece of paper.
他们撕心裂肺地哭了起来。 tāmen sī xīn liè fèi de kū le qǐlái. - They burst into tears.
他们把她的信撕了个粉碎。 tāmen bǎ tā de xìn sī le gè fěnsuì. - They tore her letter to pieces.
他撕开了包装纸。 tā sī kāi le bāozhuāng zhǐ. - He tore open the wrapping paper.
他们撕破了关系。 tāmen sī pò le guānxì. - They severed their relationship.