HSK 5 · verb
拆
to tear open; to dismantle; to demolish
他在拆旧房子。
Tā zài chāi jiù fángzi.
He is demolishing the old house.
城东的老房子要拆除，居民们都要搬家。
Chéng dōng de lǎo fángzi yào chāichú, jūmínmen dōu yào bānjiā.
The old houses in the east of the city are to be torn down, and the residents must all move.
这一片老房子明年要拆迁。
Zhè yí piàn lǎo fángzi míngnián yào chāiqiān。
This area of old houses will be demolished and relocated next year.