Chinese Word: 破 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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	pò huài	destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy	HSK 5
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	HSK 6
打破	dǎ pò	to break; to smash
破产	pò chǎn	to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy	HSK 5
破获	pò huò	to uncover (a criminal plot); to break open and capture

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Example Sentences

1		“ bù 不， ” wǒ 我 shuō dào 说道， dàn 但 kě xiào 可笑 de 的 shì 是， wǒ 我 pò yīn 破音 le 了。 "No," I said, but, ridiculously, my voice broke.
2		wǒ 我 de 的 shǒu pò 手破 le 了。 I've cut my hand.
3		zhè 这 diǎn 点 pò shì 破事 liǎng 两 fēn zhōng 分钟 jiù 就 bàn 办 wán 完 le 了。 To settle a simple matter like this won't take more than two minutes.
4		wǒ 我 wèn 问 qǐ 起 kǒng zi 孔子、 mèng zi 孟子 hé 和 zhōng guó 中国 gǔ diǎn wén xué 古典文学 shí 时， dé dào 得到 de 的 huí dá 回答 shì 是 zhōng guó 中国 zhèng zài 正在 “ pò 破 sì 四 jiù 旧 ” 。 When i asked them about Confucius, Mencius and the Chinese classics, they said that China was engaged in breaking the four-olds.
5		“ bù 不 xíng 行， ” jūn xū guān 军需官 dà shēng 大声 shuō 说： “ nǐ 你 bù 不 néng 能 lǐng 领 yī 一 shuāng 双 xīn 新 xié zi 鞋子， nǐ 你 chuān 穿 zhe 着 de 的 nà shuāng 那双 hái 还 méi yǒu 没有 chuān 穿 pò 破。 ” "No, " growled the quartermaster, "you can't have a new pair of shoes. The pair you have aren't worn out."

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1		“ bù 不， ” wǒ 我 shuō dào 说道， dàn 但 kě xiào 可笑 de 的 shì 是， wǒ 我 pò yīn 破音 le 了。 "No," I said, but, ridiculously, my voice broke.
2		wǒ 我 de 的 shǒu pò 手破 le 了。 I've cut my hand.
3		zhè 这 diǎn 点 pò shì 破事 liǎng 两 fēn zhōng 分钟 jiù 就 bàn 办 wán 完 le 了。 To settle a simple matter like this won't take more than two minutes.
4		wǒ 我 wèn 问 qǐ 起 kǒng zi 孔子、 mèng zi 孟子 hé 和 zhōng guó 中国 gǔ diǎn wén xué 古典文学 shí 时， dé dào 得到 de 的 huí dá 回答 shì 是 zhōng guó 中国 zhèng zài 正在 “ pò 破 sì 四 jiù 旧 ” 。 When i asked them about Confucius, Mencius and the Chinese classics, they said that China was engaged in breaking the four-olds.
5		“ bù 不 xíng 行， ” jūn xū guān 军需官 dà shēng 大声 shuō 说： “ nǐ 你 bù 不 néng 能 lǐng 领 yī 一 shuāng 双 xīn 新 xié zi 鞋子， nǐ 你 chuān 穿 zhe 着 de 的 nà shuāng 那双 hái 还 méi yǒu 没有 chuān 穿 pò 破。 ” "No, " growled the quartermaster, "you can't have a new pair of shoes. The pair you have aren't worn out."

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