破 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

破 English definition

  • 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

HSK levels


Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : amber;
  • : grains in distilled liquor;
  • : myoga ginger (Zingiber mioga);
  • : to force; to compel; to approach or go towards; urgent; pressing;
  • : soul; mortal soul, i.e. attached to the body;

Sentences examples with 破

  • 对不起,我把镜子打破了。
    Duìbùqǐ, wǒ bǎ jìngzi dǎpòle.
  • 这个袋子已经破了,请帮我换一个。
    Zhège dàizi yǐjīng pòle, qǐng bāng wǒ huàn yīgè.

Words containing 破, by HSK level