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liè
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. to split
  2. 2. to crack
  3. 3. to break open
  4. 4. to rend

Words Containing 裂

四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè

all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)

裂变碎片
liè biàn suì piàn

fission fragment

裂开
liè kāi

to split open

决裂
jué liè

to rupture

裂变武器
liè biàn wǔ qì

fission weapon

裂解
liè jiě

pyrolysis

绽裂
zhàn liè

to split open

裂口
liè kǒu

breach

反分裂法
fǎn fēn liè fǎ

anti-secession law of 2005 (whereby PRC claims the right to invade Taiwan)

细胞分裂
xì bāo fēn liè

cell division

大裂谷
dà liè gǔ

great rift valley

裂罅
liè xià

rift

裂殖菌
liè zhí jūn

Schizomycetes (taxonomic class of fungi)

裂变材料
liè biàn cái liào

fissionable material

爆裂
bào liè

to rupture

裂殖
liè zhí

schizo-

外侧裂
wài cè liè

lateral sulcus or Sylvian fissure (neuroanatomy)

裂谷
liè gǔ

rift valley

裂片
liè piàn

splinter

核裂变
hé liè biàn

atomic fission

撕裂
sī liè

to rip apart

裂变同位素
liè biàn tóng wèi sù

fissile isotope

心胆俱裂
xīn dǎn jù liè

to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)

割裂
gē liè

to cut apart; to sever; to separate; to isolate

裂痕
liè hén

crack

破裂
pò liè

to burst; to rupture

双龙大裂谷
shuāng lóng dà liè gǔ

Shuanglong ravine in Mt Xiong'er national geological park 熊耳山[xióng ěr shān], Zaozhuang 棗莊|枣庄[zǎo zhuāng], Shandong

迸裂
bèng liè

to split

分裂主义
fēn liè zhǔ yì

separatism

断裂模数
duàn liè mó shù

modulus rupture

颚裂
è liè

cleft palate (birth defect)

裂变炸弹
liè biàn zhà dàn

fission bomb

分裂组织
fēn liè zǔ zhī

separatist group

裂缝
liè fèng

crack

龟裂
jūn liè

to crack

爆裂物
bào liè wù

explosives

骨裂
gǔ liè

bone fracture

开裂
kāi liè

to split open

减数分裂
jiǎn shù fēn liè

meiosis (in sexual reproduction)

成熟分裂
chéng shú fēn liè

meiosis (in sexual reproduction)

干裂
gān liè

(of dry soil etc) to crack; (of skin) to chap

发指眦裂
fà zhǐ zì liè

hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged

裂变
liè biàn

fission

无丝分裂
wú sī fēn liè

amitosis

扯裂
chě liè

rip

头痛欲裂
tóu tòng yù liè

to have a splitting headache (idiom)

裂体吸虫
liè tǐ xī chóng

schistosome, parasitic flatworm causing snail fever (bilharzia or schistosomiasis)

碎心裂胆
suì xīn liè dǎn

in mortal fear (idiom)

崩裂
bēng liè

to rupture

可裂变材料
kě liè biàn cái liào

fissile material

分裂
fēn liè

to split up

非洲大裂谷
fēi zhōu dà liè gǔ

Great East African rift valley

身败名裂
shēn bài míng liè

to lose one's standing

精神分裂症
jīng shén fēn liè zhèng

schizophrenia

裂化
liè huà

to crack (fractionally distill oil)

可裂变
kě liè biàn

fissile

东非大裂谷
dōng fēi dà liè gǔ

Great East African rift valley

水力压裂
shuǐ lì yā liè

hydraulic fracturing

裂脑人
liè nǎo rén

commissurotomy

裂纹
liè wén

crack

羽裂
yǔ liè

pinnation (splitting of leaves into lobes)

卵裂
luǎn liè

cleavage of fertilized ovum into cells

链式裂变反应
liàn shì liè biàn fǎn yìng

chain reaction of nuclear fission

裂变产物
liè biàn chǎn wù

fission products

唇颚裂
chún è liè

cleft lip and palate

脊柱裂
jǐ zhù liè

spina bifida

车裂
chē liè

to tear off a person's four limbs and head using five horse drawn carts (as capital punishment)

断裂
duàn liè

fracture

类精神分裂型人格违常
lèi jīng shén fēn liè xíng rén gé wéi cháng

schizoid personality disorder (SPD)

歪瓜裂枣
wāi guā liè zǎo

ugly

碎裂
suì liè

to disintegrate

断裂强度
duàn liè qiáng dù

rupture strength

鳃裂
sāi liè

gill slit (in fish)

分裂情感性障碍
fēn liè qíng gǎn xìng zhàng ài

schizoaffective disorder

裂殖菌纲
liè zhí jūn gāng

Schizomycetes (taxonomic class of fungi)

腭裂
è liè

cleft palate

皴裂
cūn liè

chap (lips, skin etc)

二分裂
èr fēn liè

binary division (in bacterial reproduction)

纵裂
zòng liè

lobe

天崩地裂
tiān bēng dì liè

heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster

裂璺
liè wèn

crack

裂隙
liè xì

gap

核分裂
hé fēn liè

nuclear fission

轘裂
huàn liè

see 車裂|车裂[chē liè]

断裂带
duàn liè dài

fault zone (geology)

挠裂
náo liè

flex crack

裂谷热病毒
liè gǔ rè bìng dú

Rift Valley fever virus

劈裂
pī liè

to rend

有丝分裂
yǒu sī fēn liè

mitosis