破
旧

Shabby in Chinese: 破旧 (pò jiù)

pò jiù

shabby

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 破舊1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1shabby

Stroke order

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破
旧

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ㄆㄛˋ

pò

ㄆ/ pㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄡˋ

jiù

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

破旧

Simplified

破舊

Traditional

Example sentences

See 破旧 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他穿着一件破旧的外套。

    tā chuān zhe yí jiàn pò jiù de wài tào。

    He is wearing a shabby, worn-out coat.

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Related words

旧

jiù

old

破

pò

broken

破产

pò chǎn

to go bankrupt

破坏

pò huài

destruction

打破

dǎ pò

to break

仍旧

réng jiù

still (remaining)

突破

tū pò

to break through

依旧

yī jiù

as before

陈旧

chén jiù

old-fashioned

怀旧

huái jiù

to feel nostalgic

破案

pò àn

to solve a case

破除

pò chú

to eliminate

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