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扯 (chě): to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey; variant of 扯[che3]

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HSK 7verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey; variant of 扯[che3]
Characters
1
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 7
Strokes
7
Radical
扌
Structure
左右结构

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to pull
  • to tear
  • (of cloth

Chinese explanation

  • 用力拉或拽东西,使物体移动或张开
  • 把无关的事情拉在一起说,指说话没有中心、没有条理
  • 口语中表示闲谈、说些没有用的话
  • 表示牵扯、涉及,使别人或别的事也卷进来。

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Example sentences

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Mom gently tugged at the hem of my clothes, signaling me to stop talking.

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As soon as he got angry, he yanked the poster off the wall, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it into the trash can.

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The children were happily pulling at each other's kite strings on the grass.

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The sleeve of this sweater was torn by the door handle; I need to find time to sew it up.

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