破 pò

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. 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)
6. 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)
7. pò verb to strike; to hit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '破' 1, p. 348)
8. 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)
9. 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)
10. pò noun finale
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In music (Guoyu '破' n; Kroll 2015 '破' 3, p. 348)
11. pò verb to use up; to exhaust
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the senes of 穷尽 (Guoyu '破' v 8)
12. pò verb to penetrate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the senes of 穿 or 透 (Guoyu '破' v 10)

Contained in

• 刺破 to puncture; to pierce
• 破亡 to die out; conquered
• 暗黑破坏神(暗黑破壞神) Diablo (video game series)
• 破碗破摔 to smash a cracked pot; to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily
• 破折号(破折號) dash; Chinese dash
• 解闷破寂(解悶破寂) to relieve sadness and dispel lonliness
• 绽破(綻破) to burst; to split
• 破体字(破體字) non-standard or corrupted form of a Chinese character
• 颠扑不破(顛撲不破) solid; irrefutable; incontrovertible; indisputable; unbreakable
• 破戒 to break a vow
• 破坏性(破壞性) destructiveness
• 破冰 to break the ice
• 破音字 character with two or more readings; character where different readings convey different meanings
• 长风破浪(長風破浪) a long wind breaks the waves; unafraid and ambitious
• 破竹建瓴 smash bamboo, overturn water tank; irresistible force
• 跌破 (of a market index etc) to fall below (a given level)
• 原子爆破弹药(原子爆破彈藥) atomic demolition munition
• 破坏(破壞) to wreck; to break; to destroy ; to injure; to harm
• 破釜沉舟 break the cauldrons and sink the boats; to cut off one's means of retreat
• 破关(破關) to solve or overcome (a difficult problem); to beat (a video game)
• 破绽(破綻) hole or tear in cloth; a mistake or gap in a speech or theory
• 磨破口舌 incessant complaining
• 头破血流(頭破血流) head broken and blood flowing; badly bruised
• 读破(讀破) to read extensively and thoroughly ; nonstandard pronunciation
• 打破 to break; to smash
• 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
• 破镜(破鏡) broken mirror
• 破例 to make an exception
• 自发对称破缺(自發對稱破缺) spontaneous symmetry breaking
• 人亡家破 to ruin a family and cause the death of family members
• 破瓦寒窑(破瓦寒窯) broken tiles, cold hearth; a broken-down house; poor and shabby dwelling
• 撕破脸(撕破臉) to have an acrimonious falling-out; to shed all pretense of cordiality; to tear into each other
• 摔破 to fall and smash into pieces
• 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
• 破口 tear or rupture; to have a tear (e.g. in one's clothes); without restraint (e.g. of swearing)
• 识破(識破) to penetrate; to see through
• 破纪录(破紀錄) to break a record
• 破旧立新(破舊立新) to get rid of the old to bring in the new; to innovate
• 读破句(讀破句) incorrect break in reading Chinese, dividing text into clauses at wrong point
• 破坏无遗(破壞無遺) damaged beyond repair
• 破解 to analyze and solve; to crack ; to exorcise
• 撕破 to tear; to rip
• 破约(破約) to break a promise
• 破产财团(破產財團) a bankrupt business
• 爆破手 blaster; soldier or workman who sets off explosive charges; petardier
• 识破机关(識破機關) to see through a trick
• 破的 to hit the target; () to hit the nail on the head
• 破局 to collapse (of plan, talks etc)

Also contained in

破显 、 破译 、 内破音

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Truncated for common words

• 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
• 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
• 秦破 (秦破) 若使秦破趙 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷六 復恩 Chapter 6: Repaying Kindness — 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
• 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
• 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
• 破车 (破車) 破車罷馬 — Art of War 孫子兵法, 孫子兵法 The Art of War by Sunzi — count: 3
• 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