破
灭

To be shattered in Chinese: 破灭 (pò miè)

pò miè

to be shattered

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

Definitions

  1. 1to be shattered
  2. 2to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)

Stroke order

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破
灭

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄛˋ

pò

ㄆ/ pㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄧㄝˋ

miè

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

破灭

Simplified

破滅

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 他的梦想最终还是破灭了。

    tā de mèng xiǎng zuì zhōng hái shì pò miè le。

    In the end his dream was still shattered.

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Related words

破

pò

broken

灭

miè

to extinguish or put out

破产

pò chǎn

to go bankrupt

破坏

pò huài

destruction

消灭

xiāo miè

to put an end to

打破

dǎ pò

to break

突破

tū pò

to break through

毁灭

huǐ miè

to perish

歼灭

jiān miè

to wipe out

灭绝

miè jué

to become extinct

灭亡

miè wáng

to be destroyed

破案

pò àn

to solve a case

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