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title: "Chaichu Meaning: 拆除 (chāichú) Means “to tear down”"
description: "拆除 (chāichú) means “to tear down; to dismantle; to remove”. Hear its tones, see what 拆 and 除 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaichu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 拆除 mean?

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拆除 chāichú

## to tear down; to dismantle; to remove

## Its characters

1. 拆 chāi to tear down
2. 除 chú to remove

## In a sentence

这座旧楼下个月就要拆除了。 This old building will be torn down next month.

可是在后来几十年的城市改造中，大量胡同被**拆除**，拆掉的地方盖起了高楼，建起了宽阔的马路。

From [胡同是什么？ · What is a Beijing hutong?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-a-beijing-hutong#library-word-610-612)

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## More words with 拆 or 除

- [拆迁 chāiqiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaiqian)
- [除非 chúfēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufei)
- [除了 chúle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chule)
- [除外 chúwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuwai)
- [开除 kāichú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaichu)
- [扣除 kòuchú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kouchu)
- [排除 páichú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/paichu)
- [去除 qùchú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/quchu)
- [删除 shānchú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shanchu)
- [消除 xiāochú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiaochu)

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