引き倒す

ひきたおす

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to pull down

Kanji

• 引 pull. Read as ひく.
• 倒 topple. Read as たおす.

Example sentences

• その車は警官を引き倒した。
  The car ran down the policeman.
• この古い建物は修理する値打ちがない。引き倒す方がよろしい。
  This old building isn't worth fixing up. It would be better to tear it down.

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