zhī​jiě

break up

肢解 zhī​jiě
break up verb
to figuratively break an entity, such as a country or organization, into smaller parts

This large company was eventually broken up by its competitors.

dismember verb
to cut or pull off the limbs of a person or animal body

The criminal brutally dismembered the victim's body.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
2.30 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.06 per million

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