拆开 (拆開)
chāi kāi
Pinyin

Definition

拆开 (拆開)
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chāi kāi
  1. to dismantle
  2. to disassemble
  3. to open up (sth sealed)
  4. to unpick

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

拆
chāi
  1. 1 to tear open
  2. 2 to tear down
  3. 3 to tear apart
  4. 4 to open
拆卸
chāi xiè
  1. 1 to unload
  2. 2 to dismantle
拆散
chāi sàn
  1. 1 to break up (a marriage, family etc)
拆穿
chāi chuān
  1. 1 to expose
  2. 2 to unmask
  3. 3 to see through (a lie etc)
拆线
chāi xiàn
  1. 1 to remove stitches (from a wound)

Idioms (4)

宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
  1. 1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
拆东墙补西墙
chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
拆东补西
chāi dōng bǔ xī
  1. 1 lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
  2. 2 Rob Peter to pay Paul
过河拆桥
guò hé chāi qiáo
  1. 1 lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal

Sample Sentences

嗯。好像是有点问题。要不我们拆开看看？
ng4 。hǎoxiàng shì yǒudiǎnr wèntí 。yàobu wǒmen chāikāi kàn kan ？
OK. It doesn't seem to be working. Let's open it up and have a look?
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可是头儿，一样是生产笔记本电脑，TX牌的电脑我们可都拆开来看过，人家供应商的零件比我们要好一个档次啊。
kěshì tóur ，yīyàng shì shēngchǎn bǐjìběndiànnǎo ，TX pái de diànnǎo wǒmen kě dōu chāikāilái kàn guo ，rénjiā gōngyìngshāng de língjiàn bǐ wǒmen yào hǎo yī gè dàngcì a 。
But boss, it's all the same in manufacturing laptop computers. We've taken apart a TX brand computer and looked inside. Their supplier's parts are a class above ours.
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不要谢我，谢你的神秘圣诞老人。哎，你收到什么礼物？拆开看看。
bù yào xiè wǒ ，xiè nǐ de shénmì shèngdàn lǎorén 。āi ，nǐ shōudào shénme lǐwù ？chāikāi kàn kan 。
Don't thank me, thank your secret Santa. Ah, what gift did you get? Unwrap it and have a look.
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