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