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扯

chě · che

Traditional 撦

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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chě 扯

  1. to pull
  2. to tear
  3. (of cloth, thread etc) to buy
  4. to chat
  5. to gossip
  6. (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous
  7. hokey

chě 撦

  1. variant of 扯 (chě)
  2. to pull
  3. to tear
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Off topic

  1. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)的(de)电影(diànyǐng)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How was yesterday's movie?

  2. Dengdeng

    很(hěn)好(hǎo)。对了(duìle)，主角(zhǔjué)的(de)鞋(xié)特别(tèbié)好看(hǎokàn)，我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)一双(yīshuāng)。

    Good. By the way, the hero's shoes looked great. I want a pair too.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)扯(chě)远(yuǎn)了(le)，我(wǒ)问(wèn)的(de)是(shì)电影(diànyǐng)。

    You are off topic. I asked about the movie.

  4. Dengdeng

    不好意思(bùhǎoyìsi)，我(wǒ)又(yòu)扯(chě)远(yuǎn)了(le)。

    Sorry, I went off topic again.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)电影(diànyǐng)的(de)故事(gùshi)呢(ne)？

    So what about the story?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)记得(jìde)那(nà)双(shuāng)鞋(xié)。

    I forgot. I only remember those shoes.

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2 examples
01

她(tā)在(zài)树(shù)枝(zhī)上(shàng)把(bǎ)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)裙(qún)子(zi)扯(chě)烂(làn)了(le)。

She ripped her dress on a branch.

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02

别(bié)扯(chě)这(zhè)些(xiē)没(méi)用(yòng)的(de)，快(kuài)说(shuō)重(zhòng)点(diǎn)吧(ba)。

Stop rambling about useless things and get to the point.

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