| 拆东墙补西墙 | [ chaī dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng ] lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom); fig. temporary expedient, rob Peter to pay Paul |
| 拆东补西 | [ chaī dōng bǔ xī ] lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient, Rob Peter to pay Paul |
| 拆机 | [ chaī jī ] to dismantle a machine, to terminate a telephone service |
| 拆毁 | [ chaī huǐ ] to dismantle, to demolish |
| 拆线 | [ chaī xiàn ] to remove stitches (from a wound) |
| 拆台 | [ chaī taí ] (theater) to dismantle the stage, (fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet, to undermine sb's plans |
| 拆账 | [ chaī zhàng ] to work in an enterprise for a share of the profits |
| 拆迁 | [ chaī qiān ] to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants |
| 拆开 | [ chaī kaī ] to dismantle, to disassemble, to open up (sth sealed), to unpick |
| ⇒ 人艰不拆 | [ rén jiān bù chaī ] life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang) |
| ⇒ 同业拆借 | [ tóng yè chaī jiè ] call loan, short-term loan within banking |
| ⇒ 宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚 | [ níng chaī shí zuò bù huì yī zhuāng hūn ] rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom) |
| ⇒ 挡拆 | [ dǎng chaī ] pick and roll (basketball), screen and roll |
| ⇒ 清拆户 | [ qīng chaī hù ] demolition of homes, to destroy homes (for new building projects) |
| ⇒ 见招拆招 | [ jiān zhaō chaī zhaō ] to counter every move, to be full of tricks |
| ⇒ 过河拆桥 | [ guò hé chaī ] lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom), fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal |