| chāi | to tear open/to tear down/to tear apart/to open |
| 拆 | to tear open to tear down to tear apart |
| 拆下 | to dismantle to take apart |
| 拆东墙补西墙 | lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient Rob Peter to pay Paul |
| 拆东补西 | lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient Rob Peter to pay Paul |
| 拆伙 | dissolve a partnership |
| 拆信 | open a letter |
| 拆借 | short term loan |
| 拆兑 | To make a loan, between individuals. |
| 拆分 | separate broken up into separate items |
| 拆包机 | a bale breaker |
| 拆卖 | sell by the piece |
| 拆卸 | to unload to dismantle |
| 拆卸式铰链 | a detachable hinge |
| 拆去 | cracking-off |
| 拆台 | to undermine destructive spoiling |
| 拆墙脚 | pull away a prop |
| 拆字 | fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters |
| 拆封 | take off the seal; break off the seal; seal off; unpack |
| 拆帐 | percentage; cut |
| 拆帐篷 | to strike a tent; to pull down a tent |