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Jyutping caak3
Pinyin chāi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to tear open
  2. to tear down
  3. to tear apart
  4. to open
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) (of cargo) 1. unload (the goods in containers); (slang) to solve (problem, etc.)
  2. to tear open/to tear down/to tear apart/to open/to break up/to split apart/to rip open/to dismantle/to demolish/to unwrap/to figure out/to solve problems/to discuss/to talk over a problem/to negotiate
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​啲​聲​唔​夠清​,​例如​某人​聲沙​、​音響​系統​有​雜聲
    having poor or unclear sound quality; (of a voice) raspy or hoarse; (of a sound system) fuzzy or distorted
    • 你喉嚨唔舒服呀?把聲好拆噃。
      你喉咙唔舒服呀?把声好拆噃。
      nei5 hau4 lung4 m4 syu1 fuk6 aa4? baa2 seng1 hou2 caak3 bo3.
      Are you getting a sore throat? Your voice is unbearably raspy.
    • 乜個喇叭啲聲咁拆嘅?都係熄咗佢先。
      乜个喇叭啲声咁拆嘅?都系熄咗佢先。
      mat1 go3 laa3 baa1 di1 seng1 gam3 caak3 ge2? dou1 hai6 sik1 zo2 keoi5 sin1.
      Why is the speaker clipping like that? I'd better turn it off.
  2. 語素
    令​某人​或物​表露​本質
    to expose; to reveal someone's or something's nature
    • 拆穿
      拆穿
      caak3 cyun1
      to expose
    • 拆局
      拆局
      caak3 guk6
      to analyze; to find a solution
  3. 動詞
    打開​;​將外​層​嘅​包​裝​撕​開​,​從​而​可以​拎​入​面​嘅​嘢​出​嚟
    to open; to unwrap; to tear open a wrap or envelope to get to the inner content
    • 拆信
      拆信
      caak3 seon3
      to open a letter
    • 拆禮物
      拆礼物
      caak3 lai5 mat6
      to open a present
  4. 動詞
    將​一​嚿​嘢​分​開​成​多​個​部件​、​零件
    to take something apart; to dismantle; to separate; to split
    • 我拆開咗個手提電話睇下有咩問題。
      我拆开咗个手提电话睇下有咩问题。
      ngo5 caak3 hoi1 zo2 go3 sau2 tai4 din6 waa2 tai2 haa5 jau5 mou5 man6 tai4.
      I took my mobile phone apart to see what was wrong with it.
    • 拆咗個衣櫃先搬啦。
      拆咗个衣柜先搬啦。
      caak3 zo2 go3 ji1 gwai6 sin1 bun1 laa1.
      Let's dismantle the wardrobe before moving it.
  5. 動詞
    將建築物​破壞​、​移除
    to tear down; to demolish; to pull down a building
    • 政府拆咗嗰幾棟大廈嚟重建。
      政府拆咗嗰几栋大厦嚟重建。
      zing3 fu2 caak3 zo2 go2 gei2 dung6 daai6 haa6 lai4 cung4 gin3.
      Those high-rises were taken down by the government as part of an urban renewal plan.
  6. 動詞
    將收​返​嚟​嘅​錢​分​一部​份出​嚟​俾​其他人
    to split and share a portion of the received amount with someone
    • 對拆
      对拆
      deoi3 caak3
      to share the money fifty-fifty
    • 我要同人拆㗎,唔係自己袋晒。
      我要同人拆㗎,唔系自己袋晒。
      ngo5 jiu3 tung4 jan4 caak3 gaa3, m4 hai6 zi6 gei2 doi6 saai3.
      I need to share the profit with others. I can't pocket all the money.
  7. 動詞
    解決​問題
    to solve problems; to figure out
    • 快啲諗辦法拆掂佢喇!
      快啲谂办法拆掂佢喇!
      faai3 di1 nam2 baan6 faat3 caak3 dim6 keoi5 laa1!
      Hurry and think of a way to get this taken care of!
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. to break up, split apart, rip open
  2. to destroy
  3. Cangjie Input
    QHMY
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    过河拆桥。
    過河拆橋。
    guò hé chāi qiáo 。
    • Danger past, God forgotten.
    • Burn that bridge when one comes to it.
    • Destroy one's bridges after one has crossed the river.
  2. Mandarin
    他怎么敢拆我的信!
    他怎麼敢拆我的信!
    tā zěn me gǎn chāi wǒ de xìn !
    • How dare he open my letters!
  3. Mandarin
    对不起,我误拆了你的信。
    對不起,我誤拆瞭你的信。
    duì bù qǐ , wǒ wù chāi liǎo nǐ de xìn 。
    • I'm sorry I opened your mail by mistake.
    • I'm sorry that I opened your mail by mistake.
  4. Mandarin
    我们以前住的房子被拆毁了。
    我們以前住的房子被拆毀了。
    wǒ men yǐ qián zhù de fáng zi bèi chāi huǐ le 。
    • The house in which we lived was torn down.
  5. Mandarin
    他们趁炸弹还没有爆炸的时候就把它拆掉了。
    他們趁炸彈還沒有爆炸的時候就把它拆掉了。
    tā men chèn zhà dàn hái méi yǒu bào zhà de shí hòu jiù bǎ tā chāi diào le 。
    • They defused the bomb before it could blow up.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋以前住嗰间屋俾人拆咗喇。
    我哋以前住嗰間屋俾人拆咗喇。
    ngo5 dei2 ji5 cin4 zyu6 go2 gaan1 uk1 bei2 jan4 caak3 zo2 laa3 。
    • The house in which we lived was torn down.
  2. Cantonese
    唔好意思呀,我唔小心拆咗你封信。
    唔好意思呀,我唔小心拆咗你封信。
    m4 hou2 ji3 si3 aa3 , ngo5 m4 siu2 sam1 caak3 zo2 nei5 fung1 seon3 。
    • I'm sorry I opened your mail by mistake.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    拆错咗主力墙会影响成栋楼嘅结构。
    拆錯咗主力牆會影響成棟樓嘅結構。
    caak3 co3 zo2 zyu2 lik6 coeng4 wui5 jing2 hoeng2 sing4 dung6 lau2 ge3 git3 kau3.
    • If bearing wall is removed, structure of whole building will be affected.
  2. Cantonese
    朝桁晚拆
    朝桁晚拆
    • to set up in the morning and pack up at night
  3. Cantonese
    你喉咙唔舒服呀?把声好拆噃。
    你喉嚨唔舒服呀?把聲好拆噃。
    nei5 hau4 lung4 m4 syu1 fuk6 aa4? baa2 seng1 hou2 caak3 bo3.
    • Are you getting a sore throat? Your voice is unbearably raspy.
  4. Cantonese
    乜个喇叭啲声咁拆嘅?都系熄咗佢先。
    乜個喇叭啲聲咁拆嘅?都係熄咗佢先。
    mat1 go3 laa3 baa1 di1 seng1 gam3 caak3 ge2? dou1 hai6 sik1 zo2 keoi5 sin1.
    • Why is the speaker clipping like that? I'd better turn it off.
  5. Cantonese
    拆穿
    拆穿
    caak3 cyun1
    • to expose
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    不如大家开个会,一齐揾下有没拆局嘅方法。
    不如大家開個會,一齊揾下有冇拆局嘅方法。
    bat1 jyu4 daai6 gaa1 hoi1 go3 wui2, jat1 cai4 wan2 haa5 jau5 mou5 caak3 guk6 ge3 fong1 faat3.