拆caak3毀wai2

English

1. to demolish; to tear down

Examples

• 我們以前住的房子被拆毀了。

  The house in which we lived was torn down.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 二十世纪中以后，北京胡同的数量显著地下降，因为人们把它们拆毁以便给新的楼房和街路让路。

  Since the mid-20th century, the number of hutongs in Beijing has dropped dramatically as they are demolished to make way for new roads and buildings.

  Tatoeba · GlossaMatik CC BY