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破
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Definitions
- 1. broken
- 2. damaged
- 3. worn out
- 4. lousy
- 5. rotten
- 6. to break, split or cleave
- 7. to get rid of
- 8. to destroy
- 9. to break with
- 10. to defeat
- 11. to capture (a city etc)
- 12. to expose the truth of
Example Sentences
1 shown希望別 破 媽媽發現才好。
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Words Containing 破
to break the hymen
see 撕破臉|撕破脸[sī pò liǎn]
earth-shattering
to wear out one's lips (idiom)
to lose one's virginity
broken shoes
one word says it all (idiom)
groundbreaking
armor piercing shell
ice breaker
to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc)
to break through
to uncover (a criminal plot)
to burst
character with two or more readings
to tear
to lay bare in a few words
daybreak
to pierce
tear or rupture
writing style in which the main subject is approached directly from the outset
to make an exception
see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ]
to see through
to puncture
breach
to burst; to rupture
to smash to pieces
worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged
dilapidated wall
to penetrate
to spend money
to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
(of a stock) to fall below the issue price
lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom)
to wear out (clothes)
to puncture
unprecedented
to make a breakthrough
see 老牛破車|老牛破车[lǎo niú pò chē]
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815
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to break
a hole
to violate a religious precept
ground breaking ceremony
to collapse (of plan, talks etc)
to be scared stiff
to become damaged
(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
(biotechnology) cell disruption
lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
ice breaker
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
to break the door down and enter (idiom)
nonstandard or corrupted form of a Chinese character
to hit the target
to be scared out of one's wits
without destruction there can be no construction
to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
dynamiter
to be scared out of one's wits
broken mirror
breaking
to break (a bond, constraint etc)
split seam
to abuse roundly
to uncover
to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
to break the rule
see 石破天驚|石破天惊[shí pò tiān jīng]
shabby
(fig.) to break the ice; to begin to restore amicable relations
lit. either the fish dies or the net splits
to expose
(of an argument, theory etc) full of flaws (idiom)
crushed
to solve a case
lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily
to solve or overcome (a difficult problem)
to break a code
to have an acrimonious falling-out
(of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level)
lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
to break a promise
lit. head broken and blood flowing
poor and shabby dwelling
to eliminate superstition (idiom)
to defeat
(military) fragmentation (grenade, bomb etc)
(of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc
to burst
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
to cut open
scattered and smashed (idiom)
family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
to make a breakthrough
bankrupt
to blow up
spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics)
(of a girl) to lose one's virginity
sabotage; subversive activities
to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
to wake up due to noise
to read extensively and thoroughly
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
see 看破[kàn pò]
tetanus (lockjaw)
to split one's sides laughing
icebreaker bow
to be frightened to death
a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)
to declare bankruptcy
Diablo (video game series)
incorrect break in reading Chinese, dividing text into clauses at wrong point
(fig.) to be astounded
assured destruction strategy
shabby
damaged beyond repair
point of penetration (military)
to spend (money or time)
to split
to set sail
radical transformation
to wear out the doorstep (idiom)
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
cracked version (of software)
destruction
incessant complaining
dash
lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)
to go bankrupt
to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc)
to break a record
to burst or force open a door
breakthrough
high-speed blender
to die out
Napoleon (name)
to talk until one is blue in the face
pronunciation of a character other than the standard
to break; to smash
symmetry breaking (physics)
to feign an opening in order to hoodwink the opponent (in a fight, combat etc)
lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
fig. slow and inefficient
tear apart
atomic demolition munition
trivial matter
rag
(Internet slang) to have a simplistic view of sth (transcription of \too young
bankrupt person
to be shattered
fragment
a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
see 一語中的|一语中的[yī yǔ zhòng dì]
to break ground
to fall and smash into pieces
(video games) to break through an opponent's defenses
to eliminate
(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)
to break into a smile
broken
to investigate (as detective)
(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
to destroy one's family
solid; unbreakable
lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
destructive
to see through a trick