pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
破
破
po4
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
strokes
10
radical
strokes after radical
5
暗黑破坏神
暗黑破壞神
an4 hei1 po4 huai4 shen2
Diablo (video game series)
保证破坏战略
保證破壞戰略
bao3 zheng4 po4 huai4 zhan4 lve4
assured destruction strategy
爆破
爆破
bao4 po4
to blow up; to demolish (using explosives); dynamite; blast
爆破手
爆破手
bao4 po4 shou3
blaster; soldier or workman who sets off explosive charges; petardier
不攻自破
不攻自破
bu4 gong1 zi4 po4
(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc); to be discredited
不破不立
不破不立
bu4 po4 bu4 li4
without destruction there can be no construction
残破
殘破
can2 po4
broken; dilapidated
长风破浪
長風破浪
chang2 feng1 po4 lang4
lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves; to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)
扯破
扯破
che3 po4
tear apart
撑破
撐破
cheng1 po4
to burst
乘风破浪
乘風破浪
cheng2 feng1 po4 lang4
to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
冲破
衝破
chong1 po4
breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly
戳破
戳破
chuo1 po4
puncture; to expose
刺破
刺破
ci4 po4
to puncture; to pierce
打破
打破
da3 po4
to break; to smash
打破砂锅问到底
打破砂鍋問到底
da3 po4 sha1 guo1 wen4 dao4 di3
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
大破大立
大破大立
da4 po4 da4 li4
to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom); radical transformation
胆破
膽破
dan3 po4
to be frightened to death
道破
道破
dao4 po4
to expose; to reveal
颠扑不破
顛撲不破
dian1 pu1 bu4 po4
solid; irrefutable; incontrovertible; indisputable; unbreakable
点破
點破
dian3 po4
to lay bare in a few words; to expose with a word; to point out bluntly
跌破眼镜
跌破眼鏡
die1 po4 yan3 jing4
see 跌眼鏡|跌眼镜
读破
讀破
du2 po4
to read extensively and thoroughly; nonstandard pronunciation of a Chinese character, e.g. reading in compound 愛好|爱好 "hobby" in place of
读破句
讀破句
du2 po4 ju4
incorrect break in reading Chinese, dividing text into clauses at wrong point
对称破缺
對稱破缺
dui4 chen4 po4 que1
symmetry breaking (physics)
攻破
攻破
gong1 po4
to make a breakthrough; to break through; to breach (military)
钩破
鉤破
gou1 po4
(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
勾破
勾破
gou1 po4
(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
国破家亡
國破家亡
guo2 po4 jia1 wang2
the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
划破
劃破
hua2 po4
to cut open; to rip; to streak across (lightning, meteor etc); to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)
家破人亡
家破人亡
jia1 po4 ren2 wang2
family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned; destitute and homeless
揭破
揭破
jie1 po4
to uncover
金属破片
金屬破片
jin1 shu3 po4 pian4
shrapnel
勘破
勘破
kan1 po4
see 看破
看破红尘
看破紅塵
kan1 po4 hong2 chen2
to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk); disillusioned with human society; to reject the world for a monastic life
看破
看破
kan4 po4
to see through; disillusioned with; to reject (the world of mortals)
老牛拉破车
老牛拉破車
lao3 niu2 la1 po4 che1
see 老牛破車|老牛破车
老牛破车
老牛破車
lao3 niu2 po4 che1
lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom); fig. slow and inefficient
卖破绽
賣破綻
mai4 po4 zhan4
to feign an opening in order to hoodwink the opponent (in a fight, combat etc)
磨破口舌
磨破口舌
mo2 po4 kou3 she2
incessant complaining
磨破嘴皮
磨破嘴皮
mo2 po4 zui3 pi2
to talk until one is blue in the face
磨破嘴皮子
磨破嘴皮子
mo2 po4 zui3 pi2 zi5
to wear out one's lips (idiom); to talk until one is blue in the face; to repeat again and again
拿破仑
拿破侖
na2 po4 lun2
variant of 拿破崙|拿破仑
拿破仑
拿破崙
na2 po4 lun2
Napoleon (name); Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815
拿破仑·波拿巴
拿破崙·波拿巴
na2 po4 lun2 - bo1 na2 ba1
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815
破案
破案
po4 an4
to solve a case; shabby old table
破败
破敗
po4 bai4
to defeat; to crush (in battle); beaten; ruined; destroyed; in decline
破败不堪
破敗不堪
po4 bai4 bu4 kan1
crushed; utterly defeated
破壁
破壁
po4 bi4
broken wall; to break through a wall; fig. a breakthrough in sb's career
破敝
破敝
po4 bi4
shabby; damaged
破冰
破冰
po4 bing1
to break the ice; groundbreaking (in relations)
破冰船
破冰船
po4 bing1 chuan2
ice breaker
破冰舰
破冰艦
po4 bing1 jian4
ice breaker
破冰型艏
破冰型艏
po4 bing1 xing2 shou3
icebreaker bow
破布
破布
po4 bu4
rag
破财
破財
po4 cai2
bankrupt; to suffer financial loss
破财免灾
破財免災
po4 cai2 mian3 zai1
a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
破产
破產
po4 chan3
to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy
破产者
破產者
po4 chan3 zhe3
bankrupt person
破钞
破鈔
po4 chao1
to spend money
破除
破除
po4 chu2
to eliminate; to do away with; to get rid of
破除迷信
破除迷信
po4 chu2 mi2 xin4
to eliminate superstition (idiom)
破处
破處
po4 chu3
to break the hymen; to lose virginity
破胆
破膽
po4 dan3
to be scared stiff
破胆寒心
破膽寒心
po4 dan3 han2 xin1
to be scared out of one's wits
破的
破的
po4 di4
to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head
破洞
破洞
po4 dong4
a hole
破读
破讀
po4 du2
pronunciation of a character other than the standard; lit. broken reading
破费
破費
po4 fei4
to spend (money or time)
破釜沉舟
破釜沉舟
po4 fu3 chen2 zhou1
lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat; to burn one's boats
破格
破格
po4 ge2
to break the rule; to make an exception
破梗
破梗
po4 geng3
(Tw) to mention sth meant to be kept as a surprise; spoiler
破瓜
破瓜
po4 gua1
(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
破关
破關
po4 guan1
to solve or overcome (a difficult problem); to beat (a video game)
破罐破摔
破罐破摔
po4 guan4 po4 shuai1
lit. to smash a cracked pot (idiom); crazy despair in the face of a blemish, defect, error or setback
破坏
破壞
po4 huai4
destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
破坏活动
破壞活動
po4 huai4 huo2 dong4
sabotage; subversive activities
破坏无遗
破壞無遺
po4 huai4 wu2 yi2
damaged beyond repair
破坏性
破壞性
po4 huai4 xing4
destructive
破获
破獲
po4 huo4
to uncover (a criminal plot); to break open and capture
破纪录
破紀錄
po4 ji4 lu4
to break a record; record-breaking
破家
破家
po4 jia1
to destroy one's family
破甲弹
破甲彈
po4 jia3 dan4
armor piercing shell
破解
破解
po4 jie3
to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain; to unravel; to decipher; to decode
破戒
破戒
po4 jie4
to violate a religious precept; to smoke or drink after giving up
破镜
破鏡
po4 jing4
broken mirror; fig. broken marriage; divorce
破镜重圆
破鏡重圓
po4 jing4 chong2 yuan2
a shattered mirror put back together (idiom); (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew; for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite
破旧
破舊
po4 jiu4
shabby
破旧立新
破舊立新
po4 jiu4 li4 xin1
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
破局
破局
po4 ju2
to collapse (of plan, talks etc)
破开
破開
po4 kai1
to split; to cut open
破口
破口
po4 kou3
tear or rupture; to have a tear (e.g. in one's clothes); without restraint (e.g. of swearing)
破口大骂
破口大罵
po4 kou3 da4 ma4
to abuse roundly
破烂
破爛
po4 lan4
worn-out; rotten; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; rubbish; junk
破浪
破浪
po4 lang4
to set sail; to brave the waves
破例
破例
po4 li4
to make an exception
破裂
破裂
po4 lie4
to rupture; to fracture; to break down; (linguistics) plosion
破门
破門
po4 men2
to burst or force open a door; to excommunicate sb (from the Roman Catholic Church); to score a goal (in football, hockey etc)
破门而入
破門而入
po4 men2 er2 ru4
to break the door down and enter (idiom)
破灭
破滅
po4 mie4
to be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
破缺
破缺
po4 que1
breaking
破伤风
破傷風
po4 shang1 feng1
tetanus (lockjaw)
破身
破身
po4 shen1
to lose one's virginity
破事
破事
po4 shi4
trivial matter; trifle; annoying thing
破四旧
破四舊
po4 si4 jiu4
Destroy the Four Olds (campaign of the Cultural Revolution)
破碎
破碎
po4 sui4
to smash to pieces; to shatter
破损
破損
po4 sun3
to become damaged
破题
破題
po4 ti2
writing style in which the main subject is approached directly from the outset; opposite of 冒題|冒题
破体字
破體字
po4 ti3 zi5
non-standard or corrupted form of a Chinese character
破涕为笑
破涕為笑
po4 ti4 wei2 xiao4
to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
破天荒
破天荒
po4 tian1 huang1
unprecedented; for the first time; never before; first ever
破土
破土
po4 tu3
to break ground; to start digging; to plough; to break through the ground (of seedling); fig. the start of a building project
破土典礼
破土典禮
po4 tu3 dian3 li3
ground breaking ceremony
破瓦寒窑
破瓦寒窯
po4 wa3 han2 yao2
lit. broken tiles, cold hearth; fig. a broken-down house; poor and shabby dwelling
破碗破摔
破碗破摔
po4 wan3 po4 shuai1
lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily
破亡
破亡
po4 wang2
to die out; conquered
破屋又遭连夜雨
破屋又遭連夜雨
po4 wu1 you4 zao1 lian2 ye4 yu3
see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨
破相
破相
po4 xiang4
(of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc; to disfigure; to make a fool of oneself
破晓
破曉
po4 xiao3
daybreak; dawn
破鞋
破鞋
po4 xie2
broken shoes; worn-out footwear; loose woman; slut
破颜
破顏
po4 yan2
break into a smile; to open (of flowers)
破译
破譯
po4 yi4
to break a code; to crack a riddle; to solve an enigma; a breakthrough
破音字
破音字
po4 yin1 zi4
character with two or more readings; character where different readings convey different meanings (Tw)
破蛹
破蛹
po4 yong3
to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc)
破约
破約
po4 yue1
to break a promise
破绽
破綻
po4 zhan4
hole or tear in cloth; mistake or gap in a speech or theory
破绽百出
破綻百出
po4 zhan4 bai3 chu1
lit. one hundred splits (idiom); fig. full of mistakes (of speech or written article)
破折号
破折號
po4 zhe2 hao4
dash; Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash)
破竹建瓴
破竹建瓴
po4 zhu2 jian4 ling2
lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破竹之势
破竹之勢
po4 zhu2 zhi1 shi4
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
识破
識破
shi2 po4
to penetrate; to see through
识破机关
識破機關
shi2 po4 ji1 guan1
to see through a trick
石破天惊
石破天驚
shi2 po4 tian1 jing1
earth-shattering; breakthrough; remarkable and original work
势如破竹
勢如破竹
shi4 ru2 po4 zhu2
like a hot knife through butter (idiom); with irresistible force
摔破
摔破
shuai1 po4
to fall and smash into pieces
说破
說破
shuo1 po4
to lay bare (actual facts, secrets etc); to reveal
撕破
撕破
si1 po4
to tear; to rip
撕破脸
撕破臉
si1 po4 lian3
to have an acrimonious falling-out; to shed all pretense of cordiality; to tear into each other
撕破脸皮
撕破臉皮
si1 po4 lian3 pi2
see 撕破臉|撕破脸
踏破门槛
踏破門檻
ta1 po4 men2 kan3
to wear out the doorstep (idiom); to crowd at sb's door
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
ta4 po4 tie3 xie2 wu2 mi4 chu4 - de2 lai2 quan2 bu4 fei4 gong1 fu5
to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily
天惊石破
天驚石破
tian1 jing1 shi2 po4
see 石破天驚|石破天惊
捅破
捅破
tong3 po4
to pierce; to prod through
头破血流
頭破血流
tou2 po4 xue4 liu2
lit. head broken and blood flowing; fig. badly bruised
突破
突破
tu1 po4
to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount or break the back of (a task etc); (of ball sports) to break through a defense
突破点
突破點
tu1 po4 dian3
point of penetration (military); breakthrough
突破瓶颈
突破瓶頸
tu1 po4 ping2 jing3
to make a breakthrough
图样图森破
圖樣圖森破
tu2 yang4 tu2 sen1 po4
(Internet slang) to have a simplistic view of sth (transcription of "too young, too simple" – English words spoken by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 in chastizing Hong Kong reporters in 2000)
吓破胆
嚇破膽
xia4 po4 dan3
to be scared out of one's wits; to scare stiff
笑破肚皮
笑破肚皮
xiao4 po4 du4 pi2
to split one's sides laughing
宣布破产
宣布破產
xuan1 bu4 po4 chan3
to declare bankruptcy
严重破坏
嚴重破壞
yan2 zhong4 po4 huai4
serious damage
一语道破
一語道破
yi1 yu3 dao4 po4
one word says it all (idiom); to hit the nail on the head; to be pithy and correct
一语破的
一語破的
yi1 yu3 po4 di4
see 一語中的|一语中的
鱼死网破
魚死網破
yu2 si3 wang3 po4
lit. either the fish dies or the net splits; a life and death struggle (idiom)
原子爆破弹药
原子爆破彈藥
yuan2 zi3 bao4 po4 dan4 yao4
atomic demolition munition
砸破
砸破
za2 po4
to break; to shatter
蘸破
蘸破
zhan4 po4
to wake up due to noise
绽破
綻破
zhan4 po4
to burst; to split
侦破
偵破
zhen1 po4
to investigate (as detective); to solve (crime); to uncover (a plot); to sniff out; to break in and analyze; detective work; to scout
支离破碎
支離破碎
zhi1 li2 po4 sui4
scattered and smashed (idiom)
自发对称破缺
自發對稱破缺
zi4 fa1 dui4 chen4 po4 que1
spontaneous symmetry breaking (physics)