拆穿

chāichuān
verb #22,551

Meanings

  1. 1 to expose
  2. 2 to unmask
  3. 3 to see through (a lie or deception)
  4. 4 to reveal the truth about

Examples

Tā de huǎngyán bèi péngyou chāichuān le.
His lie was exposed by his friend.
Tā yī yǎn jiù chāichuān le tā de bǎxì.
She saw through his trick at a glance.
Bùyào dāngzhòng chāichuān biéren de jièkǒu.
Don't expose someone's excuses in public.

Tips

memory
means to tear apart, and 穿 means to pierce through — together they suggest tearing apart a facade and piercing through to the truth underneath.

Stroke Order

chāi
穿 chuān