破 pò
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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
- 破天荒 to occur for the first time; to be unprecedented
- 破伤风(破傷風) tetanus (lockjaw)
- 破碎家庭 broken family
- 爆破手 blaster; soldier or workman who sets off explosive charges; petardier
- 暗黑破坏神(暗黑破壞神) Diablo (video game series)
- 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
- 破缺 breaking
- 破烂(破爛) ragged ; junk
- 勘破 to see through
- 严重破坏(嚴重破壞) serious damage
- 破绽(破綻) hole or tear in cloth; a mistake or gap in a speech or theory
- 破坏性(破壞性) destructiveness
- 打得破 can break
- 破相 (of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc; to disfigure; to make a fool of oneself
- 破败不堪(破敗不堪) crushed; utterly defeated
- 原子爆破弹药(原子爆破彈藥) atomic demolition munition
- 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
- 支离破碎(支離破碎) scattered and smashed
- 破灭(破滅) to annihilate
- 破费(破費) to spend (money or time)
- 一语道破(一語道破) one word says it all; to hit the nail on the head; to be pithy and correct
- 踏破门槛(踏破門檻) to wear out the doorstep; to crowd at the door
- 牢不可破 so stubborn that it cannot be changed
- 破除 to do away with
- 破案 to solve a case; shabby old table
- 不攻自破 (of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc); to be discredited
- 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
- 破罐破摔 to smash a cracked pot; crazy despair in the face of a blemish, defect, error or setback
- 磨破口舌 incessant complaining
- 破获(破穫) to unearth; to discover ; to uncover (a criminal plot); to break open and capture
- 识破(識破) to penetrate; to see through
- 跌破眼镜(跌破眼鏡) to be astounded
- 破约(破約) to break a promise
- 打不破 cannot break
- 破釜沈舟 to break the cauldrons and sink the boats; to cut off one's means of retreat
- 破财(破財) bankrupt; to suffer financial loss
- 扯破 tear apart
- 突破瓶颈(突破瓶頸) to make a breakthrough
- 破胆(破膽) to be scared stiff
- 磨破嘴皮 to talk until one is blue in the face
- 破局 to collapse (of plan, talks etc)
- 道破 to expose; to reveal
- 爪破 to claw to pieces
- 家破人亡 to ruin the family with some people dead
- 破亡 to die out; conquered
- 破晓(破曉) daybreak; dawn
- 破折号(破折號) dash; Chinese dash
- 破格 to break the rule; to make an exception
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- 卷一 魏書一 武帝紀 Volume 1: Book of Wei 1 - Annals of Emperor Wu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 58
- 卷四十一 樊酈滕灌傅靳周傳 Volume 41: Fan, Li, Teng, Guan, Fu, Jin and Zhou Book of Han 漢書 — count: 49
- 卷8 世宗紀 Volum 8 Annals: Shizong (Emperor Xuanwu) Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 46
- 卷十七 魏書十七 張樂于張徐傳 Volume 17: Book of Wei 17 - Biographies of Zhang, Yue, Yu, Zhang, and Xu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 46
- 卷一上 光武帝紀 Volume 1a: Annals of Emperor Guangwu Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 45
- 卷98 島夷蕭道成 島夷蕭衍 Volume 98: Xiao Daocheng of the Daoyi People, Xiaoyan of the Daoyi Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 45
- 卷二百九十一 列傳第一百七十九 忠義三 Volume 291 Biographies 179: Loyal Officials 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 42
- 卷二百十二 列傳第一百 俞大猷 戚繼光 劉顯 李錫 張元勳 Volume 212 Biographies 100: Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, Liu Xian, Li Xi, Zhang Yuanxun History of Ming 明史 — count: 41
- 《樊酈滕灌列傳》 Biographies of Fan, Li, Teng and Guan Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 41
- 卷一百六十六 列傳第五十四 韓觀 山雲 蕭授 方瑛 李震 王信 彭倫 歐磐 張祐 Volume 166 Biographies 54: Han Guan, Shan Yun, Xiao Shou, Fang Ying, Li Zhen, Wang Xin, Peng Lun, Ōu Pan, Zhang You History of Ming 明史 — count: 38
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
- 破国 (破國) 吳破國之難 — Mozi 墨子, 卷九 非儒下 Book 9 - Anti-Confucianism II — 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
- 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
- 卵破 (卵破) 卵破子死 — Xunzi 荀子, 勸學篇第一 Chapter 1: An Exhortation to Study — 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
- 破子 (破子) 卵破子死 — Xunzi 荀子, 勸學篇第一 Chapter 1: An Exhortation to Study — 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