破 [－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. broken
  2. damaged
  3. worn out
  4. lousy
  5. rotten
  6. to break, split or cleave
  7. to get rid of
  8. to destroy
  9. to break with
  10. to defeat
  11. to capture (a city etc)
  12. to expose the truth of
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (verb) spend (money)
  2. broken/damaged/worn out/lousy/rotten/to break, split or cleave/to get rid of/to destroy/to break with/to defeat/to capture (a city etc)/to expose the truth of/to ruin/to rout/to cut/to defeat/to beat/to solve/to spend (money, time, efforts)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    令到​一樣​嘢​分成​多過​一個​部份​；​令到​一樣​嘢​唔​完整​；​整散​；​整衰
    to break; to crack; to split
    • 乘風破浪
      乘风破浪
      sing4 fung1 po3 long6
      to cut through the waves
    • 破產
      破产
      po3 caan2
      bankrupt
    • 破壞
      破坏
      po3 waai6
      to break
    • 破碎
      破碎
      po3 seoi3
      broken
    • 破損
      破损
      po3 syun2
      damaged
  2. 動詞
    多過​某個數
    to be greater than a certain number
    • 本地確診人數已經破百。
      本地确诊人数已经破百。
      The number of local confirmed cases rises above one hundred.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to spend; to expend
    (syn.) 消費, 耗费, 耗費, 開使用, 开销, 開用, 开用, 花費, 开举, 开使用, 破费, 開支, 花费, 开支, 消费, 開舉, 開銷, 破費
  2. character
    to ruin; to destroy
    (syn.) 圮毀, 捣砸, 摧毁, 糟, 糟蹋, 毀, 打掉, 毁损, 搗砸, 毀損, 乱, 损坏, 摧残, 毁坏, 坏, 摧殘, 決裂, 損毀, 决裂, 毀壞, 亂, 隳, 破壞, 壞, 毁, 損壞, 僝僽, 损毁, 摧毀, 圮毁, 破坏
  3. character
    to break; to tear
  4. character, colloquial
    low-quality; poor; lousy
    (syn.) 低下, 差气, 不好, 差劲, 了丁, 不济, 低劣, 垃圾, 鄙劣, 欠佳, 不怎么样, 不怎麼樣, 拙劣, 無良, 无良, 蹩腳, 差, 不妙, 屎, 差氣, 不善, 差勁, 劣, 不腆, 水皮, 蹩脚, 不濟, 潮, 低路
  5. character
    to remove; to clear; to eliminate; to dispel
    (syn.) 去掉, 掃除, 解释, 撤除, 去除, 消解, 削除, 消除, 除去, 報銷, 驅走, 摒除, 打掉, 翦落, 报销, 消释, 荡, 除, 消弭, 除开, 除開, 肃清, 解除, 驱散, 免除, 驱走, 鏟除, 清除, 祛除, 扫除, 驅除, 铲除, 解釋, 廓清, 蕩, 破除, 排除, 撤, 削, 革除, 破壞, 消釋, 淘汰, 清洗, 驅散, 驱除, 除掉, 排解, 破坏, 屏除, 刷, 消, 肅清, 除忒
  6. character
    to cleave (with a tool or hands); to cut open; to split open
    (syn.) 劈开, 劈開
  7. character
    to break a banknote into small change
  8. character
    to break; to break with; to smash
  9. character
    to expose; to lay bare; to show up
    (syn.) 篤爆, 揭发, 走漏, 說破, 透露, 笃爆, 戳穿, 講穿, 揭穿, 揭發, 撞破, 洩露, 泄漏, 说穿, 浮泛, 揭露, 洩漏, 說穿, 泄露, 流露, 抖, 揭, 讲穿, 捅, 踢爆, 㨴, 说破
  10. character
    to rout; to drive out; to drive away; to banish
  11. character
    broken; worn out; damaged
    (syn.) 破𩭹, 殘破, 破烂, 残败, 破败, 残旧, 破敗, 破爛, 残破, 殘舊, 殘敗, 残缺, 破落, 破鬖, 破缺, 殘缺, 缺, 破舊, 破旧
  12. character, slang
    to handle; to deal with; to do
    • 怎麼破？
      怎么破？
      zěn me pò ？
      (slang) What to do?
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. break, ruin, destroy
  2. rout
  3. Cangjie Input
    MRDHE
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 劈
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #540
  2. HSK3 三级汉字表 #165
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #281
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    是在昨天Jake打破了这扇窗。
    是在昨天Jake打破了這扇窗。
    shì zài zuó tiān jake dǎ pò le zhè shàn chuāng 。
    • It was yesterday that Jake broke this window.
  2. Mandarin
    我们必须设法打破这个僵局。
    我們必須設法打破這個僵局。
    wǒ men bì xū shè fǎ dǎ pò zhè ge jiāng jú 。
    • We must try to break the deadlock.
  3. Mandarin
    我认为考试破坏教育。
    我認為考試破壞教育。
    wǒ rèn wéi kǎo shì pò huài jiào yù 。
    • I think exams are ruining education.
    • I think exams ruin education.
  4. Mandarin
    当他问起是谁打破了窗户时，所有的男生都显得很无辜。
    當他問起是誰打破了窗户時，所有的男生都顯得很無辜。
    dāng tā wèn qǐ shì shuí dǎ pò le chuāng hu shí ， suǒ yǒu de nán shēng dōu xiǎn de hěn wú gū 。
    • When he asked who had broken the window, all the boys put on an air of innocence.
    • Then, when he asked who had broken the window, all the boys acted innocent.
  5. Mandarin
    桌上有个破杯子。
    桌上有個破杯子。
    zhuō shàng yǒu gè pò bēi zi 。
    • There was a broken cup on the table.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    喺赤道附近一个狭窄区域嘅热带雨林，而家不断咁俾人类破坏紧，预计喺二零零零年之前，𠮶个区域会有五分之四嘅热带雨林喺地球度消失。
    喺赤道附近一個狹窄區域嘅熱帶雨林，而家不斷咁俾人類破壞緊，預計喺二零零零年之前，嗰個區域會有五分之四嘅熱帶雨林喺地球度消失。
    hai2 cek3 dou6 fu6 gan6 jat1 go3 haap6 zaak3 keoi1 wik6 ge3 jit6 daai3 jyu5 lam4 ， ji4 gaa1 bat1 tyun5 gam3 bei2 jan4 leoi6 po3 waai6 gan2 ， jyu6 gai3 hai2 ji6 ling4 ling4 ling4 nin4 zi1 cin4 ， go2 go3 keoi1 wik6 wui2 jau5 ng5 fan1 zi1 sei3 ge3 jit6 daai3 jyu5 lam4 hai2 dei6 kau4 dou6 siu1 sat1 。
    • The tropical rainforests, located in a narrow region near the equator, are disappearing so fast that by the year 2000 eighty percent of them may be gone.
  2. Cantonese
    屌，我真系俾你吹胀。你完全破坏咗个气氛啰。
    屌，我真係俾你吹脹。你完全破壞咗個氣氛囉。
    diu2 ， ngo5 zan1 hai6 bei2 nei5 ceoi1 zoeng3 。 nei5 jyun4 cyun4 po3 waai6 zo2 go3 hei3 fan1 lo1 。
    • God, you piss me off. You completely ruined the moment.
  3. Cantonese
    我哋寻日喺沙滩用咗半个钟都唔到就执咗差唔多成半公斤碎玻璃，破咗纪录。
    我哋尋日喺沙灘用咗半個鐘都唔到就執咗差唔多成半公斤碎玻璃，破咗紀錄。
    ngo5 dei2 cam4 jat6 hai2 saa1 taan1 jung6 zo2 bun3 go3 zung1 dou1 m4 dou3 zau6 zap1 zo2 caai1 m4 do1 sing4 bun3 gung1 gan1 seoi3 bo1 lei1 ， po3 zo2 gei2 luk6 。
    • Yesterday we collected nearly half a kilo of pieces of broken glass on the beach within an hour, which was a record result.
  4. Cantonese
    证人话𠮶个破坏公物嘅人大约十八岁。
    證人話嗰個破壞公物嘅人大約十八歲。
    zing3 jan4 waa2 go2 go3 po3 waai6 gung1 mat6 ge3 jan4 daai6 joek3 sap6 baat3 seoi3 。
    • The witness says that the vandal was around 18 years old.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    冲破重重障碍
    衝破重重障礙
    cung1 po3 cung4 cung4 zoeng3 ngoi6
    • to overcome a number of barriers
  2. Cantonese
    呢啲诗刻画出诗人对于国破家亡嘅深切哀愁。
    呢啲詩刻畫出詩人對於國破家亡嘅深切哀愁。
    ni1 di1 si1 haak1 waak6 ceot1 si1 jan4 deoi3 jyu1 gwok3 po3 gaa1 mong4 ge3 sam1 cit3 oi1 sau4.
    • These poems illustrate deep sorrow upon the destruction of the poet's country.
  3. Cantonese
    佢又破咗纪录。
    佢又破咗紀錄。
    keoi5 jau6 po3 zo2 gei2 luk6
    • He broke the record again.
  4. Cantonese
    佢间公司烧钱烧得好快，再噉落去就嚟破产架喇。
    佢間公司燒錢燒得好快，再噉落去就嚟破產架喇。
    keoi5 gaan1 gung1 si1 siu1 cin2 siu1 dak1 hou2 faai3, zoi3 gam2 lok6 heoi3 zau6 lai4 po3 caan2 gaa3 laa3.
    • His company is burning money so quickly, if it goes on like that, it will go bankrupt soon.
  5. Cantonese
    警方捣破贩毒集团仓库，查获大批可卡因。
    警方搗破販毒集團倉庫，查獲大批可卡因。
    ging2 fong1 dou2 po3 faan6 duk6 zaap6 tyun4 cong1 fu3, caa4 wok6 daai6 pai1 ho2 kaa1 jan1.
    • The police busted a drug cartel warehouse and seized a large quantity of cocaine.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    破例
    破例
    pò lì
    • to grant an exception
  2. Mandarin
    我老是写白字读破句。
    我老是寫白字讀破句。
    wǒ lǎo shì xiě bái zì dú pò jù ．
    • I always mispronounce words and break my sentences up in the wrong places.
  3. Mandarin
    破晓
    破曉
    pò xiǎo
    • dawn, daybreak; to dawn
  4. Mandarin
    怎么破？
    怎麼破？
    zěn me pò ？
    • (slang) What to do?
  5. Mandarin
    同时，中国人民也绝不允许任何外来势力欺负、压迫、奴役我们，谁妄想这样干，必将在14亿多中国人民用血肉筑成的钢铁长城面前碰得头破血流！
    同時，中國人民也絕不允許任何外來勢力欺負、壓迫、奴役我們，誰妄想這樣幹，必將在14億多中國人民用血肉築成的鋼鐵長城面前碰得頭破血流！
    tóng shí ， zhōng guó rén mín yě jué bù yǔn xǔ rèn hé wài lái shì lì qī fù ， yā pò ， nú yì wǒ men ， shéi wàng xiǎng zhè yàng gàn ， bì jiāng zài １４ yì duō zhōng guó rén mín yòng xuè ròu zhù chéng de gāng tiě cháng chéng miàn qián pèng de tóu pò xuè liú ！
    • At the same time, the Chinese people will absolutely not allow any foreign power to bully, oppress, or enslave us. Whomever vainly thinks to do these things, will find their heads bashed bloody against a Great Wall of steel forged by the flesh and blood of over 1.4 billion Chinese people!