破 pò

break, ruin, destroy; rout

HSK 4 #604

DEFINITIONS

  • break, ruin, destroy
  • rout
  • broken
  • damaged
  • worn out
  • lousy
  • rotten
  • to break, split or cleave
  • to get rid of
  • to destroy
  • to break with
  • to defeat
  • to capture (a city etc)
  • to expose the truth of

STROKES

WORDS

势如破竹 shì rú pò zhú like a hot knife through butter (idiom); with irresistible force
道破 dào pò to expose; to reveal
看破 kàn pò to see through; disillusioned with; to reject (the world of mortals)
破冰船 pò bīng chuán ice breaker
破财 pò cái bankrupt; to suffer financial loss
鱼死网破 yú sǐ wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net splits; a life and death struggle (idiom)
爆破手 bào pò shǒu blaster; soldier or workman who sets off explosive charges; petardier
跌破 diē pò (of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level); to be injured or damaged as a result of a fall
石破天惊 shí pò tiān jīng earth-shattering; breakthrough; remarkable and original work
破土 pò tǔ to break ground; to start digging; to plough; to break through the ground (of seedling); fig. the start of a building project
一语道破 yī yǔ dào pò one word says it all (idiom); to hit the nail on the head; to be pithy and correct
揭破 jiē pò to uncover
颠扑不破 diān pū bù pò solid; irrefutable; incontrovertible; indisputable; unbreakable
一语破的 yī yǔ pò dì see 一語中的|一语中的[yi1 yu3 zhong4 di4]
一語破的 yī yǔ pò dì see 一語中的|一语中的[yi1 yu3 zhong4 di4]
一語道破 yī yǔ dào pò one word says it all (idiom); to hit the nail on the head; to be pithy and correct
不是鱼死就是网破 bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom); fig. it's a life-and-death struggle; it's either him or me
不是魚死就是網破 bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom); fig. it's a life-and-death struggle; it's either him or me
不破不立 bù pò bù lì without destruction there can be no construction
乘風破浪 chéng fēng pò làng to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
保证破坏战略 bǎo zhèng pò huài zhàn lüè assured destruction strategy
保證破壞戰略 bǎo zhèng pò huài zhàn lüè assured destruction strategy
偵破 zhēn pò to investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot); to sniff out; to break in and analyze; detective work; to scout
刺破 cì pò to puncture; to pierce
劃破 huá pò to cut open; to rip; to streak across (lightning, meteor etc); to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)
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