拆台 (chāi tái) — to undercut, to sabotage (someone's plans or public image)
Definition
拆台 (chāi tái) means to deliberately undermine or sabotage someone in public, making them lose face. It's hostile, intentional social sabotage, not just ordinary criticism.
verb
to undercutto sabotage (someone's plans or public image)
Examples
- ，。Tā zài huì shàng gù yì chāi wǒ de tái, ràng wǒ hěn nán kān.He deliberately undercut me at the meeting and made me very embarrassed.
- ，。Nǐ bié zǒng chāi duì yǒu de tái, dà jiā yào tuán jié.Don't always sabotage your teammates; we need to stick together.
- ，。Nà cì huó dòng tā chāi le tái, jié guǒ gǎo zá le.He sabotaged that event, and it ended up a mess.
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