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
- 大破大立 to destroy the old and establish the new; radical transformation
- 揭破 to uncover; to disect
- 支离破碎(支離破碎) scattered and smashed
- 破坏(破壞) to wreck; to break; to destroy ; to injure; to harm
- 破损(破損) to be in disrepair; to be damaged
- 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)
- 破伤风(破傷風) tetanus (lockjaw)
- 胆破(膽破) to be frightened to death
- 绽破(綻破) to burst; to split
- 识破机关(識破機關) to see through a trick
- 破四旧(破四舊) Destroy the Four Olds (campaign of the Cultural Revolution)
- 破身 to lose one's virginity
- 破洞 a hole
- 破镜重圆(破鏡重圓) a shattered mirror put back together; (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew
- 破除迷信 to eliminate superstition
- 焚舟破釜 burn the boats and breaks the cooking-pots; move decisively, leaving no path for retreat
- 破约(破約) to break a promise
- 突破 to break through
- 破亡 to die out; conquered
- 破戒 to break a vow
- 破口 tear or rupture; to have a tear (e.g. in one's clothes); without restraint (e.g. of swearing)
- 磨破嘴皮 to talk until one is blue in the face
- 读破(讀破) to read extensively and thoroughly ; nonstandard pronunciation
- 破竹建瓴 smash bamboo, overturn water tank; irresistible force
- 攻破 to make a breakthrough; to attack and break through
- 破碎家庭 broken family
- 突破瓶颈(突破瓶頸) to make a breakthrough
- 破门而入(破門而入) to break the door down and enter
- 破格 to break the rule; to make an exception
- 破事 trivial matter; trifle; annoying thing
- 砸破 to break; to shatter
- 解闷破寂(解悶破寂) to relieve sadness and dispel lonliness
- 破家 to destroy one's family
- 人亡家破 to ruin a family and cause the death of family members
- 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
- 打不破 cannot break
- 长风破浪(長風破浪) a long wind breaks the waves; unafraid and ambitious
- 破相 (of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc; to disfigure; to make a fool of oneself
- 卖破绽(賣破綻) to feign an opening in order to hoodwink the opponent (in a fight, combat etc)
- 破例 to make an exception
- 破绽百出(破綻百出) one hundred splits; full of mistakes (of speech or written article)
- 破鞋 broken shoes; worn-out footwear; loose woman; slut
- 破败不堪(破敗不堪) crushed; utterly defeated
- 破除 to do away with
- 家破人亡 to ruin the family with some people dead
- 图样图森破(圖樣圖森破) to have a simplistic view of sth
Also contained in
破解版 、 拿破仑·波拿巴 、 一镞破三关 、 拿破仑 、 孙破虏吴夫人
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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
- 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
- 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
- 破琴 (破琴) 是故鍾子期死而伯牙絕弦破琴 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十九 脩務訓 Chapter 19: Cultivation of Effort — count: 3