Common Meanings
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pò破
Broken, damaged, or incomplete; to break or destroy something.
他不小心打破了花瓶。
He accidentally broke the vase.
To split or break; to crack or rupture (破裂); to give a special or non-standard pronunciation to a character (破读); or to break ground for construction (破土).
新体育馆的建设将于下月破土动工。
The construction of the new stadium will break ground next month.
To damage; to break; to destroy.
请小心，不要把玻璃杯打破了。
Please be careful not to break the glass.
To exceed; to break a rule or standard; to make an exception.
老师今天破例让我们提前下课。
The teacher made an exception today and let us leave class early.
To spend, to incur costs, or to lose money, often implying a significant outlay or financial setback. Used in phrases like '破费' (to incur expenses, often polite), '破财' (to lose money), or '破产' (to go bankrupt).
让您破费了，真不好意思。
I'm sorry to have put you to such expense.
To defeat; to break through or overcome (an obstacle, a defense, etc.)
我们成功攻破了对手的防线，赢得了比赛。
We successfully broke through the opponent's defense and won the game.
To crack, solve, or decipher a case, code, or mystery.
警方成功破获了一起盗窃案。
The police successfully cracked a theft case.