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撕碎

sī suì · si sui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to tear to shreds
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Not the receipts!

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？为什么(wèishénme)把(bǎ)这些(zhèxiē)纸(zhǐ)撕碎(sīsuì)？

    What are you doing? Why are you tearing up these papers?

  2. Dengdeng

    这些(zhèxiē)是(shì)旧(jiù)发票(fāpiào)，没用(méiyòng)了(le)，我(wǒ)要(yào)都(dōu)撕碎(sīsuì)。

    These are old receipts. They are useless, so I will tear them all up.

  3. Liangliang

    先(xiān)别(bié)撕碎(sīsuì)！这(zhè)张(zhāng)是(shì)你(nǐ)昨天(zuótiān)买(mǎi)的(de)演唱会(yǎnchànghuì)门票(ménpiào)。

    Do not tear them yet! This one is the concert ticket you bought yesterday.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)是(shì)发票(fāpiào)！

    What? I thought it was a receipt!

  5. Liangliang

    现在(xiànzài)只能(zhǐnéng)用(yòng)胶带(jiāodài)贴好(tiēhǎo)了(le)。

    Now we can only stick it back with tape.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

玛(mǎ)丽(lì)把(bǎ)报(bào)纸(zhǐ)撕(sī)碎(suì)了(le)。

Mary tore up the newspaper.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by DaoSeng · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)生(shēng)气(qì)地(de)把(bǎ)信(xìn)撕(sī)碎(suì)扔(rēng)进(jìn)了(le)垃(lā)圾(jī)桶(tǒng)。

He angrily tore the letter to shreds and threw it in the trash.

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