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拆除

chāi chú · chai chu

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Meaning

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  1. to tear down
  2. to demolish
  3. to dismantle
  4. to remove
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The old school building

  1. Dengdeng

    那栋(nàdòng)旧楼(jiùlóu)下个月(xiàgèyuè)要(yào)拆除(chāichú)了(le)。

    That old building will be demolished next month.

  2. Liangliang

    真的吗(zhēndema)？我(wǒ)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)就(jiù)在(zài)那儿(nàr)上学(shàngxué)。

    Really? I went to school there as a child.

  3. Dengdeng

    听说(tīngshuō)拆除(chāichú)以后(yǐhòu)，要(yào)在(zài)那里(nàli)建(jiàn)一个(yīgè)公园(gōngyuán)。

    I heard that after it is torn down, they will build a park there.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)也(yě)不错(bùcuò)，我们(wǒmen)可以(kěyǐ)在(zài)原来(yuánlái)的(de)教室(jiàoshì)那儿(nàr)散步(sànbù)。

    That's not bad. We can walk where the old classroom was.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)还可以(háikěyǐ)在(zài)你(nǐ)以前(yǐqián)的(de)座位(zuòwèi)旁边(pángbiān)坐(zuò)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    Right, and we can sit for a while next to where your old seat was.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)将(jiāng)在(zài)两(liǎng)天(tiān)内(nèi)拆(chāi)除(chú)这(zhè)栋(dòng)旧(jiù)的(de)建(jiàn)筑(zhù)物(wù)。

They will tear down the old building in two days.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)会(huì)为(wèi)这(zhè)个(ge)旧(jiù)建(jiàn)筑(zhù)物(wù)的(de)拆(chāi)除(chú)而(ér)落(luò)泪(lèi)。

Nobody's going to shed any tears if that old building gets torn down.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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