chě
扯后腿
pull; tear; chat
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Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesverb
to pull; to drag
informalBié别
chě扯
wǒ我
de的
xiù袖
zi子
！
Don't pull on my sleeve!
Tā他
bǎ把
shéng绳
zi子
chě扯
duàn断
le了
。
He pulled the rope until it broke.
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Fēng风
zhēng筝
xiàn线
chán缠
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
le了
，
děi得
chě扯
kāi开
。
The kite strings are tangled; we need to pull them apart.
verb
to tear; to rip
Often implies using force to separate something.
Tā他
shēng生
qì气
de地
bǎ把
xìn信
chě扯
chéng成
liǎng两
bàn半
。
He angrily tore the letter in half.
Xiǎo小
xīn心
diǎn点
，
bié别
bǎ把
zhǐ纸
chě扯
pò破
le了
。
Be careful not to tear the paper.
verb
to chat idly; to gossip; to make small talk
informalVery common in spoken language. Can imply talking nonsense or engaging in casual conversation.
Wǒ我
men们
bié别
zài在
zhè这
lǐ儿
xiā瞎
chě扯
le了
，
gàn干
zhèng正
shì事
ba吧
。
Let's stop chattering nonsense here and get down to business.
Tā他
méi没
shì事
jiù就
ài爱
gēn跟
lín邻
jū居
chě扯
jiā家
cháng常
。
When he has nothing to do, he likes to chat with the neighbors about daily life.
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Bié别
tīng听
tā他
hú胡
chě扯
，
tā他
shuō说
de的
huà话
méi没
yī一
jù句
shì是
zhēn真
de的
。
Don't listen to his nonsense; not a single word he says is true.