How to say “demolish” in Chinese
demolish, dismantle
“Demolish” in Chinese is 拆除, chāi chú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
拆除 is read chāi chú: 2 syllables. 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 “拆除”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 拆除. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这栋旧楼明年要拆除zhèdòngjiùlóumíngniányàochāichúThis old building will be torn down next year.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “demolish” in Chinese?
“Demolish” in Chinese is 拆除, pinyin chāichú.
What does 拆除 mean?
拆除 (chāichú) means “demolish, dismantle”.
How do you write 拆除?
拆除 is 2 characters: 拆 (chāi) — take apart, tear down; 除 (chú) — remove; except. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 拆除?
拆除 is read chāichú. Tones: chāi — first tone, chú — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“demolish” in the lesson “Repairs and construction”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 6. 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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