拆
chāi
to tear down; to demolish
Every meaning
chāi
- to tear down; to demolish
- to tear down; to demolish
- to take apart; to dismantle
- to split up; to break up (a pair, a team)
- to open (a letter, package)
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后来，邮局的工作人员打来电话，向我们解释：老邮局的房子要拆了，工人在一个旧柜子后面，意外地发现了一袋当年没有送出去的信。
1985年的信 · The letter from grandpa: a Chinese short story · HSK 5
Words with 拆
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).