| 破坏 | pò huài | destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy | |
| 突破 | 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 | pò chǎn | to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy | |
| 破获 | pò huò | to uncover (a criminal plot); to break open and capture |
| 1 | His plan went bankrupt. | |
| 2 | He wants to break this record. | |
| 3 | We need to break this silence. | |
| 4 | The company is facing the risk of bankruptcy. | |
| 5 | The glass cup fell to the ground and broke. |
