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破 pò

broken (torn, worn out)

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 4
Radical
石
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 石皮 ⿰石皮

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Example sentences with 破

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  1. 这个杯子破了。
    Zhège bēizi pò le.
    This cup is broken.
    this (measure) cup broken (particle)
  2. 这家公司是不是破产了？
    Zhè jiā gōngsī shì bu shì pòchǎn le?
    Has this company gone bankrupt?
    this (measure) company is not is bankrupt (particle) (question)
  3. 请别破坏公共设施。
    Qǐng bié pòhuài gōnggòng shèshī.
    Please don't damage public facilities.
    please don't destroy public facility
  4. 这次他没有破例。
    Zhè cì tā méiyǒu pòlì.
    This time he didn't make an exception.
    this time he not-have break-precedent
  5. 台风来的时候，很多窗户都被打破了。
    Táifēng lái de shíhou, hěn duō chuānghu dōu bèi dǎpò le.
    When the typhoon came, many windows were broken.
    typhoon come (particle) time, very many window all (passive) hit-break (particle)

Words with 破 (5)