扯裂 (chě liè) — to tear apart, to rend (physically or metaphorically)
Definition
A vivid verb meaning to tear or rip apart — used both literally (fabric, sails) and figuratively (relationships, bonds torn by conflict). Stronger and more graphic than 撕开.
verb
to tear apartto rend (physically or metaphorically)
Examples
- 扯裂。Bào fēng chě liè le chuán fān.The storm tore apart the sail.
- 扯裂。Zhè chǎng zhēng chǎo chě liè le tā men duō nián de yǒu yì.This quarrel rent their years-long friendship.
- 扯裂。Bù liào bèi yòng lì chě liè chéng liǎng bàn.The cloth was forcefully torn into two pieces.
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