Chinese symbol for “demolish”
拆毁
chāi huǐ
Traditional: 拆毀
to demolish; to tear down
The closest CC-CEDICT match for demolish is 拆毁 (chāi huǐ), defined as: to demolish; to tear down.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “demolish”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拆除 | chāi chú | to tear down; to demolish |
| 爆破 | bào pò | to blow up; to demolish (using explosives) |
| 驳倒 (駁倒) | bó dǎo | to refute; to demolish (an argument, theory etc) |
| 平毁 (平毀) | píng huǐ | to raze to the ground; to demolish |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 拆毁.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拆除 | chāi chú | to tear down; to demolish |
| 拆迁 (拆遷) | chāi qiān | to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants |
| 拆解 | chāi jiě | to disassemble |
| 拆开 (拆開) | chāi kāi | to dismantle; to disassemble |
| 拆卸 | chāi xiè | to dismantle; to take apart |
| 摧毁 (摧毀) | cuī huǐ | to destroy; to wreck |
| 毁灭 (毀滅) | huǐ miè | to perish; to ruin |
| 烧毁 (燒燬) | shāo huǐ | to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire |
See also: Japanese symbol for “demolish”.
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