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破

pò

break, ruin, destroy; rout

Shadow
Strokes
10
Radical
石
HSK
3
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 他破产了。

    Tā pò chǎn le

    He went bankrupt.

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  • 我不能破例。

    Wǒ bù néng pò lì

    I can't make an exception.

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  • 公司破产了。

    Gōng sī pò chǎn le

    The company went bankrupt.

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  • 他被宣告破产。

    Tā bèi xuān gào pò chǎn

    He was declared bankrupt.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 破

  • 破pò 4broken; 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
  • 破坏pò huài 4–4 destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
  • 打破dǎ pò 3–4 to break; to smash
  • 破产pò chǎn 4–3 to go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy
  • 突破tū pò 1–4 to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle); (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
  • 破例pò lì 4–4 to make an exception
  • 破裂pò liè 4–4 to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down
  • 破碎pò suì 4–4 to smash to pieces; to shatter
  • 破解pò jiě 4–3 to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain; to unravel; to decipher; to decode; to crack (software)
  • 破案pò àn 4–4 to solve a case; shabby old table
  • 破灭pò miè 4–4 to be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
  • 突破口tū pò kǒu 1–4–3breach; gap; breakthrough point