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

原子爆破弹药(原子爆破彈藥) atomic demolition munition
破读(破讀) pronunciation of a character other than the standard; broken reading
破亡 to die out; conquered
破用 to abuse
读破(讀破) to read extensively and thoroughly ; nonstandard pronunciation
破旧立新(破舊立新) to get rid of the old to bring in the new; to innovate
细胞破碎(細胞破碎) (biotechnology) cell disruption
破绽百出(破綻百出) one hundred splits; full of mistakes (of speech or written article)
长风破浪(長風破浪) a long wind breaks the waves; unafraid and ambitious
老牛破车(老牛破車) old ox pulling a shabby cart; slow and inefficient
破产(破產) to go bankrupt ; to become impoverished
破胆(破膽) to be scared stiff
破裂 to break
破土典礼(破土典禮) ground breaking ceremony
打破 to break; to smash
破敝 shabby; damaged
侦破(偵破) to investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot); to sniff out; to break in and analyze; detective work; to scout
破落 to be broken; to be dilapidated; to be ruined
绽破(綻破) to burst; to split
自发对称破缺(自發對稱破缺) spontaneous symmetry breaking
扯破 tear apart
蘸破 to wake up due to noise
破冰 to break the ice
破甲弹(破甲彈) armor piercing shell
破身 to lose one's virginity
破折号(破折號) dash; Chinese dash
家破人亡 to ruin the family with some people dead
对称破缺(對稱破缺) symmetry breaking
破例 to make an exception
识破机关(識破機關) to see through a trick
破冰型艏 icebreaker bow
破关(破關) to solve or overcome (a difficult problem); to beat (a video game)
破碎 to break apart; to split ; to damage
看破红尘(看破紅塵) to see through the world of mortals; disillusioned with human society; to reject the world for a monastic life
解闷破寂(解悶破寂) to relieve sadness and dispel lonliness
撕破 to tear; to rip
打破砂锅问到底(打破砂鍋問到底) to go to the bottom of things
破坏(破壞) to wreck; to break; to destroy ; to injure; to harm
破格 to break the rule; to make an exception
冲破(衝破) to break through (a barrier); to breach
踏破门槛(踏破門檻) to wear out the doorstep; to crowd at the door
破伤风(破傷風) tetanus (lockjaw)
打得破 can break
破体字(破體字) non-standard or corrupted form of a Chinese character
破瓜 (of a girl) to lose one's virginity; to deflower a virgin; to reach the age of 16; (of a man) to reach the age of 64
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)
破局 to collapse (of plan, talks etc)
破案 to solve a case; shabby old table
突破瓶颈(突破瓶頸) to make a breakthrough

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Collocations

破国 (破國) 吳破國之難 — Mozi 墨子, 卷九非儒下 Book 9 - Anti-Confucianism II — count: 7
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
大破 (大破) 大破之 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十二　道應訓 Chapter 12: Responses of the Way — 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
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
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
破义 (破義) 淫破義 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 3
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: 3