Chinese Notes

破 pò

pò verb to break; to split; to smash
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 剖开 (CC-CEDICT '破'; Guoyu '破' v 4; Kroll 2015 '破' 1a, p. 348; Unihan '破'; XHZD '破' 2, p. 575)
pò adjective worn-out; broken
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 破鞋 worn out shoes (CC-CEDICT '破'; Guoyu '破' adj 1; XHZD '破' 1, p. 575)
pò verb to destroy; to ruin
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 毁坏 (CC-CEDICT '破'; Guoyu '破' v 1; Unihan '破'; XHZD '破' 3, p. 575)
pò verb to break a rule; to allow an exception
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 破除; for example, 破戒 break a precept (CC-CEDICT '破'; Guoyu '破' v 2; XHZD '破' 4, p. 575)
pò verb to defeat
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 击败 (CC-CEDICT '破'; Guoyu '破' v 3; XHZD '破' 5, p. 575)
pò adjective low quality; in poor condition
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 差劲 (Guoyu '破' adj 2; XHZD '破' 8, p. 575)
pò verb to strike; to hit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '破' 1, p. 348)
pò verb to spend [money]; to squander
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 消耗; for example, 破财 bankrupt (Guoyu '破' v 7; Kroll 2015 '破' 2, p. 348; XHZD '破' 7, p. 575)
pò verb to disprove [an argument]
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '破'; Guoyu '破' v 5; Kroll 2015 '破' 1b, p. 348)
pò noun finale
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In music (Guoyu '破' n; Kroll 2015 '破' 3, p. 348)
pò verb to use up; to exhaust
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the senes of 穷尽 (Guoyu '破' v 8)
pò verb to penetrate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the senes of 穿 or 透 (Guoyu '破' v 10)

Contained in

踏破铁鞋(踏破鐵鞋) to wear out one's iron shoes; to search high and low
人亡家破 to ruin a family and cause the death of family members
破灭(破滅) to annihilate
突破 to break through
爆破手 blaster; soldier or workman who sets off explosive charges; petardier
打破 to break; to smash
冲破(衝破) to break through (a barrier); to breach
破洞 a hole
图样图森破(圖樣圖森破) to have a simplistic view of sth
打不破 cannot break
原子爆破弹药(原子爆破彈藥) atomic demolition munition
说破(說破) to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal
破竹建瓴 smash bamboo, overturn water tank; irresistible force
破产者(破產者) bankrupt person
国破家亡(國破家亡) the country ruined and the people starving
保证破坏战略(保證破壞戰略) assured destruction strategy
破除 to do away with
看破 to see through
破败(破敗) to defeat; to crush; to beat; to ruin; to destroy; to decline
磨破嘴皮子 to wear out one's lips; to talk until one is blue in the face; to repeat again and again
戳破 to puncture; to expose
破浪 to set sail; to brave the waves
破口大骂(破口大罵) to abuse roundly
细胞破碎(細胞破碎) (biotechnology) cell disruption
破格 to break the rule; to make an exception
破镜重圆(破鏡重圓) a shattered mirror put back together; (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew
摔破 to fall and smash into pieces
破折号(破折號) dash; Chinese dash
踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫(踏破鐵鞋無覓處，得來全不費工夫) to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
破釜沈舟 to break the cauldrons and sink the boats; to cut off one's means of retreat
不破不立 without destruction there can be no construction
破损(破損) to be in disrepair; to be damaged
破门(破門) to burst or force open a door; to excommunicate somebody (from the Roman Catholic Church); to score a goal (in football, hockey etc)
撕破脸(撕破臉) to have an acrimonious falling-out; to shed all pretense of cordiality; to tear into each other
磨破口舌 incessant complaining
破处(破處) to break the hymen; to lose virginity
破旧(破舊) old and shabby
破土典礼(破土典禮) ground breaking ceremony
对称破缺(對稱破缺) symmetry breaking
攻破 to make a breakthrough; to attack and break through
破约(破約) to break a promise
破绽(破綻) hole or tear in cloth; a mistake or gap in a speech or theory
家破人亡 to ruin the family with some people dead
跌破眼镜(跌破眼鏡) to be astounded
破蛹 to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc)
破读(破讀) pronunciation of a character other than the standard; broken reading
破甲弹(破甲彈) armor piercing shell
破鞋 broken shoes; worn-out footwear; loose woman; slut
破纪录(破紀錄) to break a record

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破解版、拿破仑

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Collocations

大破 (大破) 大破之 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十二　道應訓 Chapter 12: Responses of the Way — count: 9
破军 (破軍) 有此必破軍殺將 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十四備梯 Book 14 - Defense against Attack with Ladders — count: 7
破国 (破國) 吳破國之難 — Mozi 墨子, 卷九非儒下 Book 9 - Anti-Confucianism II — count: 7
卵破 (卵破) 卵破子死 — Xunzi 荀子, 勸學篇第一 Chapter 1: An Exhortation to Study — count: 5
秦破 (秦破) 若使秦破趙 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷六復恩 Chapter 6: Repaying Kindness — count: 5
破吴 (破吳) 夫越破吳 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 說林下第二十三 Chapter 23: Collections of Persuasions II — count: 5
破韩 (破韓) 秦破韓滅魏 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷十二奉使 Chapter 12: Receiving and Implementing Orders — count: 4
遂破 (遂破) 故遂破其軍 — Guanzi 管子, 輕重乙第八十一 Chapter 81: Weight II — count: 4
破赵 (破趙) 破趙而三分其地 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 十過第十 Chapter 10: Ten Faults — count: 4
破子 (破子) 卵破子死 — Xunzi 荀子, 勸學篇第一 Chapter 1: An Exhortation to Study — count: 3