Chinese Word: 裂 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

裂HSK 6

Pinyin: liè

English Definition: to split; to crack; to break open; to rend

Chinese Definition:
①破开，开了缝(féng)：裂开。裂纹。裂缝。裂痕。裂变(原子核分裂成几个其他原子核，并放出中子的过程)。裂隙。裂罅(裂缝)。分裂。破裂。决裂。割裂。扯裂。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 衣

Pictophonetic: 列 indicates the sound; 衣 (cloth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 列 [ liè ] a line; to arrange, to classify
- 衣 [ yī ] cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat

Similar Characters: 例烈冽咧裟

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分裂	fēn liè	to split up; to divide; to break up; fission; schism	HSK 6
破裂	pò liè	to rupture; to fracture; to break down; (linguistics) plosion
断裂	duàn liè	fracture; rupture; to break apart
裂缝	liè fèng	crack; crevice; Classifiers: 道
决裂	jué liè	to rupture; to burst open; to break; to break off relations with; a rupture

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1		dī wēn 低温 kě néng 可能 dǎo zhì 导致 guǎn dào 管道 dòng liè 冻裂。 Low temperature can cause pipe fracture.
2		tā 他 de 的 zuǐ chún 嘴唇 gān zào 干燥 ér 而 liè kāi 裂开 le 了。 His lips were dry and cracked.
3		shuǐ guǎn 水管 pò liè 破裂 le 了， xū yào 需要 mǎ shàng 马上 xiū lǐ 修理。 The water pipe is broken and needs to be repaired immediately.
4		gān hàn 干旱 dǎo zhì 导致 dì miàn 地面 kāi shǐ 开始 chū xiàn 出现 liè wén 裂纹。 The ground began to crack from the drought.
5		zhè chǎng 这场 zhēng yì 争议 yǐn qǐ 引起 le 了 yán zhòng 严重 de 的 fēn liè 分裂。 This controversy caused a serious rift.

1		dī wēn 低温 kě néng 可能 dǎo zhì 导致 guǎn dào 管道 dòng liè 冻裂。 Low temperature can cause pipe fracture.
2		tā 他 de 的 zuǐ chún 嘴唇 gān zào 干燥 ér 而 liè kāi 裂开 le 了。 His lips were dry and cracked.
3		shuǐ guǎn 水管 pò liè 破裂 le 了， xū yào 需要 mǎ shàng 马上 xiū lǐ 修理。 The water pipe is broken and needs to be repaired immediately.
4		gān hàn 干旱 dǎo zhì 导致 dì miàn 地面 kāi shǐ 开始 chū xiàn 出现 liè wén 裂纹。 The ground began to crack from the drought.
5		zhè chǎng 这场 zhēng yì 争议 yǐn qǐ 引起 le 了 yán zhòng 严重 de 的 fēn liè 分裂。 This controversy caused a serious rift.