Chinese Character Dictionary

破局

pò jú

to collapse (of plan, talks etc)

破布

pò bù

rag

破戒

pò jiè

to violate a religious precept

破折号

pò zhé hào

dash

破损

pò sŭn

to become damaged

破败

pò bài

to defeat

破败不堪

pò bài bù kān

crushed

破敝

pò bì

shabby

破晓

pò xiăo

daybreak

破格

pò gé

to break the rule

破案

pò àn

to solve a case

破洞

pò dòng

a hole

破浪

pò làng

to set sail

破涕为笑

pò tì wéi xiào

to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness

破灭

pò miè

to be shattered

破烂

pò làn

worn-out

破获

pò huò

to uncover (a criminal plot)

破瓦寒窑

pò wă hán yáo

lit. broken tiles, cold hearth; fig. a broken-down house

破产

pò chăn

to go bankrupt

破产者

pò chăn zhĕ

bankrupt person

破甲弹

pò jiă dàn

armor piercing shell

破的

pò dì

to hit the target

破相

pò xiàng

(of facial features) to be marred by a scar etc

破碎

pò suì

to smash to pieces

破碗破摔

pò wăn pò shuāi

lit. to smash a cracked pot; fig. to treat oneself as hopeless and act crazily

破竹之势

pò zhú zhī shì

lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force

破竹建瓴

pò zhú jiàn líng

lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force

破纪录

pò jì lù

to break a record

破约

pò yuē

to break a promise

破绽

pò zhàn

hole or tear in cloth

破绽百出

pò zhàn băi chū

lit. one hundred splits (idiom); fig. full of mistakes (of speech or written article)

破缺

pò quē

breaking

破罐破摔

pò guàn pò shuāi

lit. to smash a cracked pot (idiom); crazy despair in the face of a blemish, defect, error or setback

破胆

pò dăn

lit. to bust guts

破胆寒心

pò dăn hán xīn

lit. to bust guts and freeze the heart (idiom); terrifying

破旧

pò jiù

shabby

破旧立新

pò jiù lì xīn

to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

破处

pò chŭ

to break the hymen

破蛹

pò yŏng

to emerge from a pupa (of a butterfly etc)

破裂

pò liè

to rupture

破解

pò jiĕ

to break (a bond, constraint etc)

破译

pò yì

to break a code

破读

pò dú

pronunciation of a character other than the standard

破财

pò cái

bankrupt

破财免灾

pò cái miăn zāi

a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)

破费

pò fèi

to spend a lot of money

破身

pò shēn

to lose one's virginity

破釜沉舟

pò fŭ chén zhōu

lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat

破钞

pò chāo

to spend money

破镜

pò jìng

broken mirror

破镜重圆

pò jìng chóng yuán

a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)

破门

pò mén

to burst or force open a door

破门而入

pò mén ér rù

to break the door and enter

破开

pò kāi

to split

破关

pò guān

to solve or overcome (a difficult problem)

破除

pò chú

to eliminate

破除迷信

pò chú mí xìn

to eliminate superstition (idiom)

破鞋

pò xié

broken shoes

破音字

pò yīn zì

character with two or more readings

破题

pò tí

writing style in which the main subject is approached directly from the outset