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Character Decomposition
破=石+皮
Etymology
rock
Meanings
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
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Words with 破 549 total
broken · dilapidated残破cán pòto break; to smash打破dǎ pòto uncover揭破jiē pòto see through · disillusioned with · to reject (the world of mortals)看破kàn pòbreakthrough · to overcome an obstacle quickly冲破chōng pòto be frightened to death胆破dǎn pòto uncover (a criminal plot) · to break open and capture破获pò huòto destroy one's family破家pò jiāto violate a religious precept · to smoke or drink after giving up破戒pò jièbroken mirror · fig. broken marriage · divorce破镜pò jìngshabby破旧pò jiù(of a bird, insect etc) to hatch · (slang) (fig.) to be born · to crack open (an egg, a nut etc)破壳pò ké
Idioms with 破 133 total Chain
(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc) · to be discredited不攻自破bù gōng zì pòwithout destruction there can be no construction不破不立bù pò bù lìlit. to ride the wind and crest the waves · to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)长风破浪cháng fēng pò lànglit. the nest is destroyed and the eggs are broken (idiom) · fig. when the head of a family suffers misfortune, the children are implicated巢毁卵破cháo huǐ luǎn pòto brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions乘风破浪chéng fēng pò làng
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