破

Broken in Chinese: 破 (pò)

pò

broken

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1broken
  2. 2damaged
  3. 3worn out
  4. 4lousy
  5. 5rotten
  6. 6to break, split or cleave
  7. 7to get rid of
  8. 8to destroy
  9. 9to break with
  10. 10to defeat
  11. 11to capture (a city etc)
  12. 12to expose the truth of

Stroke order

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破

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄛˋ

pò

ㄆ/ pㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 箱子残破。

    xiāng zǐ cán pò。

    The box is broken.

  • 箱子残破。

    xiāng zǐ cán pò。

    The box is broken.

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Related words

破产

pò chǎn

to go bankrupt

破坏

pò huài

destruction

打破

dǎ pò

to break

突破

tū pò

to break through

破案

pò àn

to solve a case

破除

pò chú

to eliminate

破解

pò jiě

to break (a bond, constraint etc)

破旧

pò jiù

shabby

破裂

pò liè

to burst

破灭

pò miè

to be shattered

破碎

pò suì

to smash to pieces

突破口

tū pò kǒu

breach

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