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)

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破败(破敗) to defeat; to crush; to beat; to ruin; to destroy; to decline
长风破浪(長風破浪) a long wind breaks the waves; unafraid and ambitious
破冰斧 an ice ax
破胆(破膽) to be scared stiff
焚舟破釜 burn the boats and breaks the cooking-pots; move decisively, leaving no path for retreat
暗黑破坏神(暗黑破壞神) Diablo (video game series)
破颜(破顏) break into a smile; to open (of flowers)
破竹之势(破竹之勢) a force to smash bamboo; irresistible force
不破不立 without destruction there can be no construction
破坏性(破壞性) destructiveness
冲破(衝破) to break through (a barrier); to breach
破门而入(破門而入) to break the door down and enter
破坏(破壞) to wreck; to break; to destroy ; to injure; to harm
破镜(破鏡) broken mirror
打不破 cannot break
钩破(鉤破) (of something sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
突破点(突破點) point of penetration; breakthrough
破财(破財) bankrupt; to suffer financial loss
破烂(破爛) ragged ; junk
撕破 to tear; to rip
破约(破約) to break a promise
踏破门槛(踏破門檻) to wear out the doorstep; to crowd at the door
破纪录(破紀錄) to break a record
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
破裂 to break
爪破 to claw to pieces
破涕为笑(破涕為笑) to turn tears into laughter; to turn grief into happiness
踏破铁鞋(踏破鐵鞋) to wear out one's iron shoes; to search high and low
破产财团(破產財團) a bankrupt business
破折号(破折號) dash; Chinese dash
破土 to break ground; to start digging; to plough; to break through the ground (of seedling); fig. the start of a building project
势如破竹(勢如破竹) like a hot knife through butter; with irresistible force
勘破 to see through
破土典礼(破土典禮) ground breaking ceremony
破绽(破綻) hole or tear in cloth; a mistake or gap in a speech or theory
破相 (of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc; to disfigure; to make a fool of oneself
人亡家破 to ruin a family and cause the death of family members
破坏无遗(破壞無遺) damaged beyond repair
破瓦寒窑(破瓦寒窯) broken tiles, cold hearth; a broken-down house; poor and shabby dwelling
摔破 to fall and smash into pieces
破釜沈舟 to break the cauldrons and sink the boats; to cut off one's means of retreat
绽破(綻破) to burst; to split
破产者(破產者) bankrupt person
破口 tear or rupture; to have a tear (e.g. in one's clothes); without restraint (e.g. of swearing)
揭破 to uncover; to disect
扯破 tear apart
破片杀伤(破片殺傷) fragmentation (grenade, bomb etc)
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
击破(擊破) to attack and defeat
破解 to analyze and solve; to crack ; to exorcise

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Collocations

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
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
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
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
能破 (能破) 天下莫能破焉 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《中庸》 The State of Equilibrium and Harmony, also known as the Doctrine of the Mean — count: 3
破子 (破子) 卵破子死 — Xunzi 荀子, 勸學篇第一 Chapter 1: An Exhortation to Study — count: 3