拆迁 (chāi qiān): to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

Chinese explanation

指因城市建设、改造等需要，拆除原有的房屋，并让原来住在那里的人搬到别的地方去住。

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Character breakdown

HSK 5

to tear open

HSK 7

to move

Example sentences

The old town is going to be demolished, and the residents are both looking forward to moving into new homes and reluctant to leave the neighbors they have lived with for decades.

Because of urban renewal, his family's single-story house area was demolished last year, and the government compensated him with two apartment units.

I heard that this area is about to be demolished, and many businesses are holding clearance sales at reduced prices, preparing to move away.

After the demolition, the original small alley became a wide road, but those old trees were also cut down.

Because of the demolition, his family was allocated three apartments and overnight became demolition households that others envied.

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