to crack open; to split apart
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to crack; to split; to rupture
literaryA formal/literary term describing the act of splitting or cracking apart. Often used to describe the earth, rocks, skin, or other solid materials.
Dà大
dì地
zài在
gān干
hàn旱
zhōng中
chè坼
liè裂
。
The earth cracked in the drought.
Tā他
shǒu手
shàng上
de的
pí皮
fū肤
yīn因
yán严
hán寒
ér而
chè坼
liè裂
le了
。
The skin on his hands split open due to the severe cold.
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Jù巨
dà大
de的
yā压
lì力
shǐ使
yán岩
shí石
chè坼
liè裂
。
Great pressure caused the rock to fracture.