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| Pronunciation |
: |
pò |
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| Meaning |
: |
- broken; worn-out; damage. (adj)
- lousy. (adj)
- cut; cleave; split. (v)
- break. (v)
- spend. (v)
- expose. (v)
- defeat. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
石 |
| Strokes |
: |
10 |
| Traditional |
: |
破 |
| Usage |
: |
20.2% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 2. |
|
|
: |
suffer unexpected personal financial losses |
| 3. |
|
|
: |
go bankrupt; go into bankruptcy |
| 6. |
|
|
: |
smash sth. to pieces; fragmentate |
| 8. |
|
|
: |
break through; effect a breakthrough |
| 10. |
|
|
: |
break through; breach |
Sentences:
| 1. The trousers were completely worn out. |
| kù |
zi |
dōu |
bèi |
chuān |
pò |
le |
。 |
| 裤 |
子 |
都 |
被 |
穿 |
破 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 裤子 |
: |
trousers |
| 都 |
: |
already |
| 被 |
: |
(particle) used to form a set phrase with a passive meaning |
| 穿 |
: |
wear |
| 破 |
: |
worn-out |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 2. The stone figures in this dilapidated temple are already in decay. |
| zhè |
zuò |
pò |
miào |
lǐ |
de |
shí |
xiàng |
yǐ |
jing |
pò |
làn |
bù |
kān |
。 |
| 这 |
座 |
破 |
庙 |
里 |
的 |
石 |
像 |
已 |
经 |
破 |
烂 |
不 |
堪 |
。 |
|
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|
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 座 |
: |
measure word |
| 破 |
: |
torn; damaged |
| 庙 |
: |
temple |
| 里 |
: |
in; inside |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 石像 |
: |
stone figure |
| 已经 |
: |
already |
| 破烂 |
: |
worn-out; tattered; ragged |
| 不堪 |
: |
extreme |
|
| 3. War necessarily causes misery and waste. |
| zhàn |
zhēng |
bì |
rán |
zào |
chéng |
tòng |
kǔ |
hé |
pò |
huài |
。 |
| 战 |
争 |
必 |
然 |
造 |
成 |
痛 |
苦 |
和 |
破 |
坏 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 战争 |
: |
war |
| 必然 |
: |
necessarily; definitely |
| 造成 |
: |
cause |
| 痛苦 |
: |
misery |
| 和 |
: |
and |
| 破坏 |
: |
ruin; destroy; waste |
|
| 4. He broke the record for the one-hundred meter dash. |
| tā |
dǎ |
pò |
le |
bǎi |
mǐ |
sài |
pǎo |
jì |
lù |
。 |
| 他 |
打 |
破 |
了 |
百 |
米 |
赛 |
跑 |
纪 |
录 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 打破 |
: |
break |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 百 |
: |
hundred |
| 米 |
: |
meter |
| 赛跑 |
: |
race |
| 纪录 |
: |
record |
|
| 5. He broke the window and ran away. |
| tā |
dǎ |
pò |
chuāng |
zi |
táo |
pǎo |
le |
。 |
| 他 |
打 |
破 |
窗 |
子 |
逃 |
跑 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 打破 |
: |
break |
| 窗子 |
: |
window |
| 逃跑 |
: |
run away |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 6. He became a monk because he was disillusioned with the world. |
| tā |
yīn |
kàn |
pò |
hóng |
chén |
ér |
chū |
jiā |
le |
。 |
| 他 |
因 |
看 |
破 |
红 |
尘 |
而 |
出 |
家 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 因 |
: |
because of |
| 看破 |
: |
see … through; be disillusioned with |
| 红尘 |
: |
the world of mortals; human world |
| 而 |
: |
and |
| 出家 |
: |
become a monk / nun |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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