撕下

sīxià

verb #12,637

Meanings

1 to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

Characters

off; down (directional complement)

Examples

她撕下了日历上的一页。

Tā sīxià le rìlì shàng de yí yè.

She tore off a page from the calendar.

Tips

usage

Can be used figuratively: 撕下面具 (sīxià miànjù) means 'to tear off one's mask,' i.e., to expose someone's true nature.

Stroke Order

撕 sī

下 xià