突
破

To break through in Chinese: 突破 (tū pò)

tū pò

to break through

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Definitions

  1. 1to break through
  2. 2to make a breakthrough
  3. 3to surmount (an obstacle)
  4. 4(sports) to break through the opponent's defense

Stroke order

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突
破

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨ

tū

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄆㄛˋ

pò

ㄆ/ pㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他在研究上有了一个大突破。

    tā zài yán jiū shàng yǒu le yí gè dà tū pò。

    He made a major breakthrough in his research.

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Related words

破

pò

broken

突然

tū rán

sudden

破产

pò chǎn

to go bankrupt

破坏

pò huài

destruction

突出

tū chū

prominent

打破

dǎ pò

to break

冲突

chōng tū

conflict

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

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