撕下 (sī xià) — to tear off, to rip off

Definition

A separable verb meaning 'tear off / rip off'. The split is 撕 + object + 下 (e.g. 撕下一页); don't insert other words between 撕 and 下.

verb
to tear offto rip off
Easily confused

Examples

  • 撕下。
    Tā bǎ jiù hǎi bào cóng qiáng shàng sī xià le.
    He tore the old poster off the wall.
  • 撕下。
    Tā sī xià le rì lì shàng de yí yè.
    She tore off a page from the calendar.
  • 撕下。
    Tā zhōng yú sī xià le xū wěi de miàn jù.
    He finally tore off his hypocritical mask.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

撕sītear
下xiàoff

The 撕 tear and 下 off combine to mean tear off.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

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