破坏

pò huài

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. destruction
2. damage
3. to wreck
4. to break
5. to destroy

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 保护 bǎo hù 保护 bǎo hù to protect 防止破坏: to protect

Synonyms

2 items

• 损坏 sǔn huài 损坏 sǔn huài to damage 强调物理上的损伤: to damage
• 毁坏 huǐ huài 毁坏 huǐ huài to damage 程度更重，彻底毁掉: to damage

Usage notes

Collocations

Common objects include 环境 (environment), 秩序 (order), 关系 (relationship).

Common mistakes

破坏 is a transitive verb; it needs an object, e.g., 破坏环境, not just 破坏.

Example Sentences

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乱扔垃圾会 破坏 环境。

Littering will damage the environment.

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Words Containing 破坏

• 保证破坏战略 保证破坏战略 bǎo zhèng pò huài zhàn lüe4: assured destruction strategy
• 暗黑破坏神 暗黑破坏神 àn hēi pò huài shén: Diablo (video game series)
• 破坏性 破坏性 pò huài xìng: destructive
• 破坏活动 破坏活动 pò huài huó dòng: sabotage; subversive activities
• 破坏无遗 破坏无遗 pò huài wú yí: damaged beyond repair

Child Words of 破坏

• 破 破 pò: broken
• 坏 坏 huài: bad