undermine; sabotage
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to undermine; to sabotage; to subvert
informalOriginally from theater, meaning to dismantle the stage. Now metaphorically refers to deliberately disrupting someone's plans, ruining their efforts, or causing their downfall.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
zài在
guān关
jiàn键
shí时
kè刻
gěi给
wǒ我
chāi拆
tái台
。
He always undermines me at critical moments.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
chà差
diǎn点
bèi被
nèi内
hòng讧
de的
rén人
chāi拆
tái台
。
This project was almost sabotaged by internal strife.
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Tā他
gōng公
kāi开
jiē揭
lù露
zhēn真
xiàng相
，
jiù就
shì是
xiǎng想
chāi拆
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
de的
tái台
。
He publicly revealed the truth precisely to undermine his competitor.
Shuō说
hǎo好
yī一
qǐ起
hé合
zuò作
，
nǐ你
què却
bèi背
hòu后
chāi拆
tái台
。
We agreed to cooperate, yet you're sabotaging things behind my back.