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拆

chāi · chai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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这(zhè)不(bú)就(jiù)是(shì)拆(chāi)了(le)东(dōng)墙(qiáng)补(bǔ)西(xī)墙(qiáng)吗(ma)？

Isn't this just tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall?

他(tā)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)地(de)拆(chāi)开(kāi)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)旧(jiù)包(bāo)裹(guǒ)。

He carefully opened that old package.

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