拆毁 (chāi huǐ) — to demolish, to tear down

Definition

Examples

• 工人们正在拆毁那栋旧楼。
  Gōng rén men zhèng zài chāi huǐ nà dòng jiù lóu.
  The workers are demolishing that old building.
• 政府决定拆毁这座危险的桥梁。
  Zhèng fǔ jué dìng chāi huǐ zhè zuò wēi xiǎn de qiáo liáng.
  The government decided to pull down this dangerous bridge.
• 因为城市规划，老城区被全部拆毁了。
  Yīn wèi chéng shì guī huà, lǎo chéng qū bèi quán bù chāi huǐ le.
  Due to urban planning, the old city area was entirely demolished.