Writing
拆 (chāi) — how to say "to dismantle" in Chinese
拆
To dismantle, to take apart
verb
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
Collocations
拆房子
chāi fáng zi
demolish a house
拆开信封
chāi kāi xìn fēng
open an envelope
拆礼物
chāi lǐ wù
unwrap a gift
Examples
工人们正在小心地拆掉那座旧房子，准备建新的。
Workers are carefully dismantling that old house to build a new one.
拆礼物。
Unwrap a gift.
Frequently asked questions
How to say dismantle in Chinese?
"to dismantle" in Chinese is 拆 (chāi).
拆 meaning in English
拆 (chāi) means "To dismantle, to take apart".
How is 拆 pronounced?
It is pronounced chāi (written as chai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to dismantle" in Chinese characters?
It is written 拆 and has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 拆?
拆 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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