How to say “take apart” in Chinese
take apart, demolish
“Take apart” in Chinese is 拆, chāi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
拆 is read chāi. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; on the right, 斥 chì hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “拆”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 拆. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 那条街的老房子都被拆了。nàtiáojiēdelǎofángzidōubèichāileThe old houses on that street were all torn down.
- 这栋旧楼明年要拆除zhèdòngjiùlóumíngniányàochāichúThis old building will be torn down next year.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “So noisy!”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “take apart” in Chinese?
“Take apart” in Chinese is 拆, pinyin chāi.
What does 拆 mean?
拆 (chāi) means “take apart, demolish”.
How do you write 拆?
拆 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 拆?
拆 is read chāi. Tones: chāi — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“take apart” in the lesson “So noisy!”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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