撕烂 (sīlàn): to tear up

Meanings

1 to tear up
2 to tear to pieces
3 to rip to shreds

Characters

撕

Examples

他气得把信撕烂了。

Tā qì de bǎ xìn sīlàn le.

He was so angry he ripped the letter to shreds.

小狗把报纸撕烂了一地。

Xiǎo gǒu bǎ bàozhǐ sīlàn le yí dì.

The puppy tore the newspaper to pieces all over the floor.

Tips

grammar

Resultative compound: 撕 'tear' + 烂 'ruined / shredded'. The 烂 emphasizes the result — not just torn but reduced to scraps. Compare 撕开 'tear open' or 撕碎 'tear to bits'.

Stroke Order

撕 sī

烂 làn

Related Words

撕碎 sīsuì #10,317

to tear to shreds / to rip apart

撕 sī HSK 7 #3,693

to tear / to rip

撕裂 sīliè #8,120

to tear apart; to rip / to lacerate; to split

撕开 sīkāi #11,703

to tear open / to rip open

撕破 sīpò #16,728

to tear; to rip / to tear apart (figuratively)

撕下 sīxià #12,637

to tear off; to rip off; to peel off

撕破脸 sīpòliǎn

to have a bitter falling-out / to drop all pretense of civility / to tear each other apart

撕毁 sīhuǐ #22,335

to tear up / to rip up and destroy / to shred (a document or agreement)

撕拉面膜 sīlāmiànmó

peel-off mask / peel-off face mask

烂 làn HSK 5 #1,108

rotten; decayed / mushy; soft; well-cooked / terrible; awful (colloquial)