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Meaning of 破

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破HSK 4
Pinyin: pò
English Definition: broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of
Chinese Definition:
①碎，不完整：碗打破。破灭。破旧。破败。破落。破陋。破颜(转为笑容)。破绽(衣服裂开，指事情或说话的漏洞或矛盾)。牢不可破。
②分裂：破裂。破读(同一个字形因意义不同而有两个以上读音，把习惯上通常的读音之外的读音，称“破读”)。破土。
③使损坏：破坏。破损。
④超出：破例。破格。
⑤花费，耗费：破费。破财。破产。
⑥打败，打垮：破阵。破门。攻破。
⑦揭穿：破案。破译。破获。
Antonyms: 立
Total strokes: 10; Radical: 石
Pictophonetic:皮 indicates the sound; 石 (rock) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 石 [ shí ] stone, rock, mineral
    • 皮 [ pí ] skin, hide, fur, feathers
Similar Characters: 波 坡 彼 被 玻 披 疲 跛
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Example Words
破坏HSK 5 pò huài destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
突破HSK 6 tū pò to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount or break the back of (a task etc); (of ball sports) to break through a defense
打破 dǎ pò to break; to smash
破产HSK 5 pò chǎn to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy
破获 pò huò to uncover (a criminal plot); to break open and capture
More:破* | *破 | *破*
Example Sentences
1
tā
他
de
的
jì huà
计划
pò chǎn
破产
le
了
。
His plan went bankrupt.
2
tā
他
xiǎng
想
yào
要
dǎ pò
打破
zhè ge
这个
jì lù
纪录
。
He wants to break this record.
3
wǒ men
我们
bì xū
必须
dǎ pò
打破
zhè ge
这个
chén mò
沉默
。
We need to break this silence.
4
gōng sī
公司
miàn lín
面临
pò chǎn
破产
de
的
fēng xiǎn
风险
。
The company is facing the risk of bankruptcy.
5
bō li bēi
玻璃杯
diào
掉
zài
在
dì shang
地上
，
shuāi pò
摔破
le
了
。
The glass cup fell to the ground and broke.
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