demolish; dismantle and destroy; tear down
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to demolish; to dismantle and destroy
Often implies a deliberate, destructive act, removing something completely so it cannot function or be used again.
Dí敌
rén人
táo逃
pǎo跑
qián前
chāi拆
huǐ毁
le了
zhè这
zuò座
dà大
qiáo桥
。
The enemy demolished this bridge before fleeing.
Wèi为
le了
chéng城
shì市
kuò扩
jiàn建
，
nà那
piàn片
jiù旧
gōng工
chǎng厂
qū区
bèi被
quán全
bù部
chāi拆
huǐ毁
le了
。
For urban expansion, that entire old factory district was demolished.
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Tā他
men们
fēi非
fǎ法
chāi拆
huǐ毁
le了
zhè这
dòng栋
yǒu有
lì历
shǐ史
jià价
zhí值
de的
jiàn建
zhù筑
。
They illegally tore down this historically valuable building.
Zhàn战
zhēng争
qī期
jiān间
，
xǔ许
duō多
jī基
chǔ础
shè设
shī施
bèi被
dí敌
jūn军
chāi拆
huǐ毁
。
During the war, many infrastructure facilities were destroyed by the enemy army.