撕裂

sīliè

verb #8,120

Meanings

Tear + split - to violently rip something apart. Can be physical or metaphorical.

HSK 3

他把那封信撕裂了。

Tā bǎ nà fēng xìn sīliè le.

He tore that letter apart.

HSK 6

战争撕裂了这个国家。

Zhànzhēng sīliè le zhège guójiā.

War tore this country apart.

HSK 7-9

伤口已经撕裂了，需要重新缝合。

Shāngkǒu yǐjīng sīliè le, xūyào chóngxīn fénghé.

The wound has torn open and needs to be stitched again.

usage

撕裂 is more intense and dramatic than simple 撕 (tear). It's commonly used figuratively for societies, relationships, or emotions being torn apart.

撕 sī

裂 liè