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
- 破蛹 to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc)
- 踏破门槛(踏破門檻) to wear out the doorstep; to crowd at the door
- 细胞破碎(細胞破碎) (biotechnology) cell disruption
- 破冰舰(破冰艦) ice breaker
- 破裂 to break
- 破四旧(破四舊) Destroy the Four Olds (campaign of the Cultural Revolution)
- 撑破(撐破) to burst
- 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
- 破口 tear or rupture; to have a tear (e.g. in one's clothes); without restraint (e.g. of swearing)
- 破胆寒心(破膽寒心) to be scared out of one's wits
- 破绽百出(破綻百出) one hundred splits; full of mistakes (of speech or written article)
- 破用 to abuse
- 不攻自破 (of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc); to be discredited
- 破的 to hit the target; () to hit the nail on the head
- 破冰斧 an ice ax
- 破布 rag
- 读破(讀破) to read extensively and thoroughly ; nonstandard pronunciation
- 破体字(破體字) non-standard or corrupted form of a Chinese character
- 破罐破摔 to smash a cracked pot; crazy despair in the face of a blemish, defect, error or setback
- 突破点(突破點) point of penetration; breakthrough
- 破缺 breaking
- 原子爆破弹药(原子爆破彈藥) atomic demolition munition
- 势如破竹(勢如破竹) like a hot knife through butter; with irresistible force
- 破财免灾(破財免災) a financial loss may prevent disaster
- 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
- 颠扑不破(顛撲不破) solid; irrefutable; incontrovertible; indisputable; unbreakable
- 石破天惊(石破天驚) earth-shattering; breakthrough; remarkable and original work
- 破解 to analyze and solve; to crack ; to exorcise
- 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
- 破片杀伤(破片殺傷) fragmentation (grenade, bomb etc)
- 砸破 to break; to shatter
- 破产财团(破產財團) a bankrupt business
- 破读(破讀) pronunciation of a character other than the standard; broken reading
- 跌破 (of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level)
- 破竹之势(破竹之勢) a force to smash bamboo; irresistible force
- 破梗 to mention something meant to be kept as a surprise; spoiler
- 破约(破約) to break a promise
- 突破 to break through
- 破晓(破曉) daybreak; dawn
- 破土典礼(破土典禮) ground breaking ceremony
- 破家 to destroy one's family
- 识破(識破) to penetrate; to see through
- 破钞(破鈔) to spend money
- 破瓦寒窑(破瓦寒窯) broken tiles, cold hearth; a broken-down house; poor and shabby dwelling
- 破釜沉舟 break the cauldrons and sink the boats; to cut off one's means of retreat
- 胆破(膽破) to be frightened to death
- 破开(破開) to split; to cut open
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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8 世宗紀 Volum 8 Annals: Shizong (Emperor Xuanwu) Book of Wei 魏書 — 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
- 《樊酈滕灌列傳》 Biographies of Fan, Li, Teng and Guan Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 41
- 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
- 卷一百二十六 列傳第十四 李文忠 鄧愈 湯和 沐英 Volume 126 Biographies 14: Li Wenzhong, Deng Yu, Tang He, Mu Ying History of Ming 明史 — count: 38
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: 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
- 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
- 破斧 (破斧) 破斧 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧豳‧破斧 Lessons from the states - Odes of Cao - Po Fu — count: 3
- 破齐 (破齊) 吳王夫差破齊艾陵 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷二十 泰族訓 Chapter 20: superior Lineage — count: 3