破 (po3 | po4) : break; broken; cut; defeat; expose

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破

po3

po4

[1] [v] break; destroy; damage
[2] [adj] broken; damaged; torn; ruined
[3] [v] cut; part; split
[4] [v] defeat; beat; capture
[5] [v] expose; lay bare; crack; solve
[6] [v] spend (money, time, efforts)

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: 石 (#112)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

破

This word has been viewed 11144 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Mar 2014 03:38

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破紀錄 po3 gei2 luk6 po4 ji4 lu4 = to break a record; record-breaking

打破 daa2 po3 da3 po4 = to break

爆破 baau3 po3 bao4 po4 = to blow up

衝破 cung1 po3 chong1 po4 = to quickly break through; to penetrate

突破 dat6 po3 tu2 po4 (Taiwan), tu1 po4 (PRC) = to break through; a breakthrough

破壞 po3 waai6 po4 huai4 = wreck, break, destroy

破獲 po3 wok6 po4 huo4 = to uncover (criminal plot); break into and capture

破產 po3 caan2 po4 chan3 = to go bankrupt

破爛 po3 laan6 po4 lan4 = ragged

攻破 gung1 po3 = breach; make a breakthrough

破相 po3 soeng3 = disfigure; disfigurement

破天荒 po3 tin1 fong1 po4 tian1 huang1 = never before; for the first time; ground-breaking

撞破 zong6 po3 = stave

嚇破膽 haak3 po3 daam2 = horror; horrible

保證破壞戰略 bou2 zing3 po3 waai6 zin3 loek6 bao3 zheng4 po4 huai4 zhan4 lve4 = assured destruction strategy

爆破的 baau3 po3 dik1 bao4 po4 de5 = [adj] explosive 國

爆破音 baau3 po3 jam1 bao4 po4 yin1 = [n] plosive

爆破炸彈 baau3 po3 zaa3 daan6*2 bao4 po4 zha4 dan4 = a demolition bomb

爆破彈 baau3 po3 daan6*2 bao4 po4 dan4 = a blasting cartridge

點破 dim2 po3 dian3 po4 = to expose

不破不立 bat1 po3 bat1 laap6 bu4 po4 bu4 li4 = without destruction there can be no construction 國

不攻自破 bat1 gung1 zi6 po3 bu4 gong1 zi4 po4 = collapse of itself 國

沖破 cung1 po3 chong1 po4 = breach; break through

擦破處 caat3 po3 cyu3 ca1 po4 chu3 = graze (brush up against)

撕破 si1 po3 si1 po4 = tear

破地獄 po3 dei6 juk6 po4 di4 yu4 = [佛] break open the gates of hell by chants and incantations for the release of a departed spirit

個人破產申請個案 go3 jan4 po3 caan2 san1 cing2 go3 on3 = personal bankruptcy numbers

惡意破壞 ok3 ji3 po3 waai6 = vandalise

劃破 waak6 po3 hua4 po4 = [v] break; shatter

打破僵局 daa2 po3 goeng1 guk6 da3 po4 jiang1 ju2 = break the deadlock (common formation)

割破 got3 po3 ge1 po4 = [v] lacerate, to cut into; [n] laceration

破傷風 po3 soeng1 fung1 = [n] tetanus

破舊 po3 gau6 = old and shabby; worn-out

破碎 po3 seoi3 po4 sui4 = to smash; shatter (to pieces)

破壞工作 po3 waai6 gung1 zok3 = sabotage (common formation)

破釜沉舟 po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 = to show determination

支離破碎 zi1 lei4 po3 seoi3 zhi1 li2 po4 sui4 = torn to pieces; broken up; fragmented (common formation)

破解 po3 gaai2 po4 jie3 = to crack; to decipher

破戒 po3 gaai3 po4 jie4 = to break a religious precept

破格 po3 gaak3 po4 ge2 = break a rule; make an exception

破銅爛鐵 po3 tung4 laan6 tit3 = metal scrap

破費 po3 fai3 po4 fei4 = to spend a lot of money; to go to some expense

破裂 po3 lit6 po4 lie4 = split; rupture; crack; fracture

破財 po3 coi4 po4 cai2 = to suffer money loss; lose money

踏破鐵鞋無覓處 daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3 ta4 po4 tie3 xie2 wu2 mi4 chu4 = to painstakingly exhaust all one's energy and effort in order to find sth.

揭破 kit3 po3 jie1 po4 = to uncover

拿破崙 naa4 po3 leon4 na2 po4 lun2 = Napoleon Bonaparte; a kind of cake

大破慳囊 daai6 po3 haan1 nong4 da4 po4 qian1 nang2 = usually frugal person forking out a lot of money for personal or private purposes

破滅 po3 mit6 po4 mie4 = to be shattered; be disillusioned; evaporate

破曉 po3 hiu2 po4 xiao3 = daybreak；dawn; break of day; the crack of dawn

家破人亡 gaa1 po3 jan4 mong4 jia1 po4 ren2 wang2 = with one's house in ruins and family members dead

破釜沈舟 po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 po4 fu3 chen2 zhou1 = variant of 破釜沉舟

破綻百出 po3 zaan6 baak3 ceot1 po4 zhan4 bai3 chu1 = full of flaws

賣破綻 maai6 po3 zaan6 mai4 po4 zhan4 = to feign an opening

綻破 zaan6 po3 zhan4 po4 = to burst; to split

破案 po3 on3 po4 an4 = to solve a case

破落 po3 lok6 po4 luo4 = broken down; be in decline

破損 po3 syun2 po4 sun3 = disrepair; became damaged

偵破 zing1 po4 zhen1 po4 = solve a case; crack a case

破例 po3 lai6 po4 li4 = make an exception; break the rules

爆破音的 baau3 po3 jam1 dik1 bao4 po4 yin1 de5 = [ling.,adj] plosive 國

核殺傷破壞估計 hat6 saat3 soeng1 po3 waai6 gu2 gai3 he2 sha1 shang1 po4 huai4 gu1 ji4 = nuclear damage assessment (common formation)

搗破 dou2 po3 dao3 po4 = break down; bust

踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費功夫 daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 mou4 mik6 cyu3, dak1 loi4 cyun4 bat1 fai3 gung1 fu1 ta4 po4 tie3 xie2 wu2 mi4 chu4, de2 lai2 quan2 bu4 fei4 gong1 fu5 = find sth by chance after looking for it everywhere

破綻 po3 zaan6 po4 zhan4 = flaw; burst seam

青少年團體突破機構 cing1 siu3 nin4 tyun4 tai2 dat6 po3 gei1 kau3 qing1 shao4 nian2 tuan2 ti3 tu2/1 (Taiwan/PRC) puo4 ji1 gou4 = Breakthrough youth group

拿破侖 naa4 po3 leon4 na2 po4 lun2 = Napoleon

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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