Meaning
to tear
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “si” becomes a different word in each tone. 撕 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 撕破sī pòto tear; to rip
- 撕掉sī diàoto tear out (and throw away); to rip away
- 撕票sī piàolit. to tear the ticket; to kill a hostage (usually held for ransom)
- 撕毁sī huǐto tear up; to rip up; too shred
- 撕裂sī lièto tear; to rip apart
Example Sentence
他不小心把那张纸撕破了。Tā bù xiǎo xīn bǎ nà zhāng zhǐ sī pò le.He accidentally tore that piece of paper.
他Tāhe不bùnot小心xiǎo xīnto be careful把bǎ(marks the object)那nàthat张zhāngto open up纸zhǐpaper (CL:张,沓)撕破sī pòto tear了le(completed action)。