Chinese word

拆卸

Pronunciation

Pinyinchāi xiè

Meaning

  • verbremove

Example

他正在拆卸自行车的轮胎。tā zhèng zài chāi xiè zì xíng chē de lún tāi

He is removing the bicycle tire.

Illustration for 拆卸 (remove)

More examples

我把旧书柜拆卸了，准备扔掉。wǒ bǎ jiù shū guì chāi xiè le zhǔn bèi rēng diào

I took apart the old bookcase and am going to throw it away.

Core concept

Hands or tools undo the links holding a built object together, leaving its components separate.

Common phrases

  • 拆卸家具chāi xiè jiā jù

    take apart furniture

  • 拆卸轮胎chāi xiè lún tāi

    remove a tire

  • 拆卸零件chāi xiè líng jiàn

    remove parts

Similar words

拆下chāi xià: Taking an attached part off the main body of an object.
拆开chāi kāi: Opening something wrapped or covered so its contents can be taken out.
拆除chāi chú: Taking down a building or facility until nothing remains.
拆解chāi jiě: Breaking an object down step by step into its separate parts.

Definition in Chinese

把连接在一起的物体拆开，把零件取下或分离的动作或过程。bǎ lián jiē zài yì qǐ de wù tǐ chāi kāi bǎ líng jiàn qǔ xià huò fēn lí de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

The compound combines 拆 (chāi, "separate") + 卸 (xiè, "unload or remove"), joining separation with the removal of something attached.

Usage tips

  • In repair talk, the name of the whole machine can come before the part being detached, which helps identify what the action affects.

Other meanings

  • take apartverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 可拆卸kě chāi xièremovableadjective
  • 拆卸工chāi xiè gōngdismantling workernoun
  • 拆卸工具chāi xiè gōng jùremoval toolnoun

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