dismember; divide up; carve up
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to dismember; to cut apart a body into pieces
formalOften used in criminal or medical contexts.
Jǐng警
fāng方
zài在
sēn森
lǐn林
lǐ里
fā发
xiàn现
le了
bèi被
zhī肢
jiě解
de的
shī尸
tǐ体
。
Police discovered the dismembered body in the forest.
Xiōng凶
shǒu手
cán残
rěn忍
de地
jiāng将
shòu受
hài害
zhě者
zhī肢
jiě解
。
The murderer brutally dismembered the victim.
verb
to divide up; to break up; to carve up (an organization, territory, etc.)
neutralFigurative usage for breaking up organizations, plans, or territories.
Tā他
men们
shì试
tú图
zhī肢
jiě解
zhè这
gè个
páng庞
dà大
de的
qǐ企
yè业
。
They attempted to break up this massive corporation.
Lǐng领
tǔ土
bèi被
liè列
qiáng强
zhī肢
jiě解
。
The territory was carved up by the great powers.
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Zhè这
gè个
fāng方
àn案
bèi被
zhī肢
jiě解
dé得
zhī支
lí离
pò破
suì碎
。
This proposal was broken up into fragmented pieces.