拆

拆机

chāi jī

to dismantle a machine

拆毁

chāi huǐ

to demolish; to tear down

拆洗

chāi xǐ

to unpick and wash (e.g. padded garment)

过河拆桥

guò hé chāi qiáo

lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)

人艰不拆

rén jiān bù chāi

life is hard enough as it is; don't burst my bubble (Internet slang)

分拆

fèn chāi

to separate off

同业拆借

tóng yè chāi jiè

call loan

宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚

nìng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huǐ yī zhuāng hūn

rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)

托里拆利

tuō lǐ chāi lì

Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), Italian physicist, colleague of Galileo

拆解

chāi jiě

to disassemble

拆下

chāi xià

to dismantle

拆借

chāi jiè

to make (or take out) a short-term loan