- 胡扯 húchě nonsensenonsense; rubbish; baloney
- 牵扯 qiānchě to involveto involve; to implicate; to drag into a situation
- 扯淡 chědàn to chatto engage in idle chatter or talk about trivial matters
- 瞎扯 xiāchě to talk nonsenseTo talk irresponsibly or without any basis; to talk rubbish.
- 拉扯 lāche to pullto pull; to drag; to tug at; to grab hold of someone and not let go
- 扯皮 chěpí to wrangleTo argue over trifles or wrangle endlessly without principles; to engage in pointless disputes.
- 扯谎 chěhuǎng to lieto tell a lie; to speak untruths
- 撕扯 sīchě to tear apartto tear something apart or shred it by pulling
- 闲扯 xiánchě to chatto engage in idle talk or casual conversation; to chat aimlessly
- 扯开 chěkāi to pull opento pull open; to tear off; to rip apart
- 扯平 chěpíng to call it quitsto make even or balance out; to call it quits or be even with someone so that neither side owes anything
- 东拉西扯 dōnglāxīchě to ramble(idiom) to talk about this and that; to ramble incoherently or wander off the topic in speech or writing
- 拉拉扯扯 lālachěchě to tug and pullto pull or drag someone about repeatedly; to tug at someone aggressively or during a dispute
- 扯破 chěpò to tearto tear open; to tear apart; to rip
- 扯谈 chětán to chitchatTo engage in small talk; to chat informally or gossip.
- 扯裂 chěliè to ripto rip; to tear apart; to shatter
- 扯拉 chěla to pullto pull about; to take hold of
- 掰扯 bāiche to argueto debate, dispute, or wrangle over the rights and wrongs of a matter (dialectal)
- 扯后腿 chěhòutuǐ to hold someone backTo be a hindrance or a drag on someone; to hold someone back from action or progress.
- 生拉硬扯 shēnglāyìngchě to drag by forceTo pull or drag someone or something with great effort and force.
- 东扯西拉 dōngchěxīlā to ramble(variant form) to talk at random or digress from the main subject; to ramble on
- 扯嗓子 chěsǎngzi to exercise the voiceTo warm up or practice the voice, often for singing or performance
- 攀扯 pānchě to implicateto involve or implicate someone else in a crime or difficulty, often unfairly
- 扭扯 niǔchě to grappleto twist and pull; to seize each other or grapple during a struggle
- 扯腿 chětuǐ to hold backTo hinder, impede, or hold someone back; to prevent someone from succeeding.
- 胡诌八扯 húzhōubāchě to talk nonsenseto talk random nonsense; to say whatever comes into one's head
- 顺风扯旗 shùnfēngchěqí to take advantage of a situationto hoist a flag when the wind is favorable, meaning to undertake something at an opportune moment or take advantage of a situation to get something done easily
- 丢轮扯炮 diūlúnchěpào flustered(idiom) flustered or confused
- 互相扯皮 hùxiāngchěpí to wrangleto engage in endless wrangling or haggling; to shirk responsibility or pass the buck back and forth
- 唠扯 làochě to chat(dialect) to chat; to talk; to have a casual conversation; used primarily in Northeast China
- 扯三拉四 chěsānlāsì to rambleto ramble on about trifles or gossip; to wander from the subject; to talk at random
- 扯住 chězhù to grasp firmlyTo pull and hold onto someone or something; to grab and restrain.
- 扯倒 chědǎo to give upto drop a matter or give up on a plan; to stop what one is doing or let something go
- 扯家常 chějiācháng to chitchatTo engage in small talk; to chat about domestic trifles or everyday matters.
- 扯开嗓子 chěkāisǎngzi to shout at the top of one's voiceTo strain the throat or vocal cords by shouting or calling out loudly.
- 扯手 chěshou reinsreins or halter for controlling a horse or carriage; mostly used in regional dialects
- 扯犊子 chědúzi to talk nonsense(dialect) to talk nonsense; to chat idly; to speak about things that are untrue or irrelevant
- 扯白 chěbái to lie(regional) To tell a lie or speak nonsense.
- 扯皮条 chěpítiáo to pimpto act as a pimp; to procure
- 扯直 chězhí to straightento pull or stretch something until it is straight
- 扯着脖子 chězhebózi to strain one's neck while shoutingto shout at the top of one's lungs; to strain one's neck while calling out loudly
- 扯破脸皮 chěpòliǎnpí to fall out with someoneto drop all pretenses of politeness and engage in an open conflict; to do something that causes both sides to lose face or dignity
- 扯碎 chěsuì to tear to piecesto tear into small pieces; to rip apart
- 扯票 chěpiào to kill a hostageto kill a hostage held for ransom
- 扯篷 chěpéng to hoist the sailsTo hoist the sails; to open the sails to the wind
- 扯臊 chěsào to talk nonsenseto talk sheer nonsense; to tell shameless lies
- 扯蛋 chědàn to talk nonsenseto talk nonsense; to speak or act in a ridiculous way
- 扯远 chěyuǎn to digressto get sidetracked or go off on a tangent in conversation
- 扯铃 chělíng diabolo; to play diaboloA Chinese yo-yo or diabolo; a traditional toy made of bamboo or wood that is spun and tossed using a string tied to two sticks.
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH