chāi chú
tear down; demolish; dismantle; remove
这座建筑将被拆除。
Zhè zuò jiàn zhù jiāng bèi chāi chú.
This building will be demolished.
我们必须拆除这堵墙。
Wǒ men bì xū chāi chú zhè dǔ qiáng.
We have to tear down this wall.
拆除工作已经完成。
Chāi chú gōng zuò yǐ jīng wán chéng.
The demolition work has been completed.
拆毁 (chāi huǐ)
demolish
拆卸 (chāi xiè)
dismantle
建造 (jiàn zào)
construct
建立 (jiàn lì)
establish
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The Chinese word 拆除 (chāichú) for "demolish" or "tear down" is composed of two characters: 拆 (chāi) and 除 (chú). The character 拆 originally meant "to separate" or "to divide", and it is often used in the context of taking apart or dismantling something. The character 除, on the other hand, means "to remove" or "to eliminate", and it is often used in the context of getting rid of something unwanted. When these two characters are combined, they form the word 拆除, which carries the meaning of "to demolish" or "to tear down". This word is commonly used in the context of demolishing buildings or other structures, but it can also be used in a more general sense to refer to the act of taking apart or removing something.
