Meaning
to cut
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “pou” becomes a different word in each tone. 剖 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 解剖jiě pōuto dissect (an animal); to analyze; anatomy
- 剖面pōu miànprofile; section
- 剖解pōu jiěto analyze
- 剖白pōu báito explain oneself
- 剖视pōu shìto analyze; to dissect
Example Sentence
科学课上，老师给我们剖开了一颗种子。Kē xué kè shàng, lǎo shī gěi wǒ men pōu kāi le yì kē zhǒng zi.In science class, the teacher cut open a seed for us.
科学Kē xuéscience课kèsubject上shàngon，老师lǎo shīteacher给gěito我们wǒ menwe剖pōuto cut open开kāito open (transitive or int了le(completed action)一yìone颗kē(measure word for small sp种子zhǒng ziseed。