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5

to tear down

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

chai1chu2 chāichú

Meaning


Primary

to tear down

Alternatives

tear down, tearing down, tore down, torn down, take down, take apart, to demolish, demolish, to dismantle, dismantle

Mnemonic


拆除 To tear down something is to not only 拆 take apart it, but to also 除 eliminate all of those parts afterwards.

Usage


他们 拆除 了 旧 建筑。

They tore down the old building.

这 座 桥 将 被 拆除。

This bridge will be torn down.

政府 决定 拆除 违章 建筑。

The government decided to tear down illegal buildings.