Usage of the character 拆

to tear open
to tear down
to tear apart
to open

chāifēn

拆分

[拆分]

to break up into parts

chāijī

拆机

[拆機]

to dismantle a machine
to terminate a telephone service

chāitái

拆台

[拆臺]

(theater) to dismantle the stage
(fig.) to pull the rug out from under sb's feet; to undermine sb's plans

chāixǐ

拆洗

[拆洗]

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

chāichuān

拆穿

[拆穿]

to expose
to unmask
to see through (a lie etc)

chāijiè

拆借

[拆借]

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

chāihuǐ

拆毁

[拆毀]

to demolish; to tear down

chāiqiān

拆迁

[拆遷]

to demolish a building and relocate the inhabitants

chāizì

拆字

[拆字]

fortune telling by unpicking Chinese characters

qīngchāi

清拆

[清拆]

demolition (of buildings for new project)

chāixiè

拆卸

[拆卸]

to dismantle; to take apart

chāixī

拆息

[拆息]

daily interest on a loan

chāisàn

拆散

[拆散]

to break up (a marriage, family etc)

chāixiàn

拆线

[拆線]

to remove stitches (from a wound)

chāijiě

拆解

[拆解]

to disassemble

fènchāi

分拆

[分拆]

to separate off
to hive off
a demerger

chāifēng

拆封

[拆封]

to open (sth that has been sealed)

chāijiā

拆家

[拆家]

(slang) low-level drug dealer
(slang) (of a pet) to wreck the house (scattering trash, chewing on furniture etc)

chāikāi

拆开

[拆開]

to dismantle
to disassemble
to open up (sth sealed)
to unpick

dǎngchāi

挡拆

[擋拆]

pick and roll (basketball)
screen and roll

chāixià

拆下

[拆下]

to dismantle
to take apart

chāichú

拆除

[拆除]

to tear down
to demolish
to dismantle
to remove

chāiyòng

拆用

[拆用]

to tear down and reuse
to cannibalize

chāizhàng

拆账

[拆賬]

to work in an enterprise for a share of the profits

chāifàngkuǎn

拆放款

[拆放款]

funds on call
invested sum that can be cashed

chāiyúgēng

拆鱼羹

[拆魚羹]

hand-shredded fish soup, a speciality of Shunde 順德／顺德 ( Shundè)

qīngchāihù

清拆户

[清拆戶]

demolition of homes
to destroy homes (for new building projects)

jiànzhāochāizhāo

见招拆招

[見招拆招]

to counter every move
to be full of tricks

tóngyèchāijiè

同业拆借

[同業拆借]

call loan
short-term loan within banking

chāidōngbǔxī

拆东补西

[拆東補西]

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient
Rob Peter to pay Paul

Tuōlǐchāilì

托里拆利

[托里拆利]

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

rénjiānbùchāi

人艰不拆

[人艱不拆]

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

guòhéchāiqiáo

过河拆桥

[過河拆橋]

lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal

chāidōngqiángbǔxīqiáng

拆东墙补西墙

[拆東牆補西牆]

lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west wall (idiom)
fig. to borrow from Peter to pay Paul

nìngchāishízuòmiào,bùhuǐyīzhuānghūn

宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚

[寧拆十座廟，不毀一樁婚]

rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)