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破坏

pò huài
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

Definitions

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

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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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Child Words of 破坏