掰 bāi HSK7 (Cant.) to tear Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 2 bāi 2 break off 1break up 1 2 sentences 他把馒头掰成两半。 tā bǎ mántou bāi chéng liǎng bàn. He broke the steamed bun in half. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他们两个已经掰了。 tāmen liǎng gè yǐjīng bāi le. The two of them have broken up. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary