破坏 meaning and pronunciation

破坏
Simplified word
破壞
Traditional word

破坏 English definition

pò huài
  • destruction
  • damage
  • to wreck
  • to break
  • to destroy

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  • 破 (pò): 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;
  • 坏 (huài): bad; spoiled; broken; to break down; (suffix) to the utmost;