Meaning
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
Chinese: 破损、打破或破解。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “po” becomes a different word in each tone. 破 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 破坏pò huàidestruction; damage; to wreck; to break
- 打破dǎ pòto break; to smash
- 破产pò chǎnto go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy
- 突破tū pòto break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle); (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
- 破例pò lìto make an exception
Example Sentence
我的鞋子破了一个洞。Wǒ de xié zi pò le yí ge dòng.My shoe has a hole in it.
我WǒI的deof鞋子xié zishoe破pòbroken了le(completed action)一个yí gea洞dòngcave。