chāi

common
verb

Meaning of 拆洗

拆洗 means to unstitch, wash, and restitch. Pronounced chāi xǐ.

  • to unstitch, wash, and restitch

Definitions & Examples

ma
dōng
tiān
de
hòu
mián
bèi
chāi
le
biàn
 

Mom unstitched, washed, and restitched the thick winter quilt.

Zhè
jiàn
mián
ǎo
tài
zāng
le
 
yào
chāi
 

This padded jacket is too dirty; it needs to be taken apart for washing.

Chuāng
lián
chāi
 
zhè
yàng
gèng
gān
jìng
 

The curtains can be taken off and washed, which cleans them more thoroughly.

zhōu
huā
le
zhěng
tiān
chāi
shā
tào
 

She spent the whole weekend taking apart and washing the sofa covers.

Jiù
shì
mián
bèi
hǎo
 
chāi
lái
hěn
fèi
gōng
fu
 

Old-style quilts are hard to wash; the process of unstitching and washing them is very labor-intensive.