to tear down · to demolish · to dismantle · to remove

chāi chú

ch+āi·1st tonech+ú·2nd tone

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They will tear down the old building in two days.

他们将在两天内拆除这棟旧的建築物。

Nobody's going to shed any tears if that old building gets torn down.

没有人会为这个旧建筑物的拆除而落泪。

The old houses were torn down to make room for a supermarket.

这棟老房子被拆除了，以騰出空间给超級市场。

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