突破 meaning and pronunciation

突破
Simplified/traditional word

突破 English definition

tū pò

  • to break through
  • to make a breakthrough
  • to surmount or break the back of (a task etc)
  • (of ball sports) to break through a defense

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  • (tū): to dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge; to protrude; to break through; to rush out; sudden; Taiwan pr. [tu2];
  • (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;