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支离破碎 — “Scattered and broken”

支离破碎 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “scattered and broken”. In pieces; fragmented; disjointed; incoherent. Literally, “scattered and broken”.

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支离破碎 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 支zhī
  • 离lí
  • 破pò
  • 碎suì

支离破碎 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
支
zhī4support, pay, branch, measure word
离
lí11to leave or separate from
破
pò10break, destroy, or defeat
碎
suì13shatter into small pieces

Example Sentence with 支离破碎

经过多年的风雨侵蚀,这座古老的建筑变得支离破碎,急需修缮。
After years of wind and rain erosion, this ancient building has become fragmented and is in urgent need of repair.

Idioms Related to 支离破碎

Synonyms of 支离破碎

  • yī一lín鳞bàn半zhǎo爪a small, fragmentary part of a larger entity
  • qī七líng零bā八luò落scattered in disorder
  • sì四fēn分wǔ五liè裂disunited, fragmented, or in disarray

Antonyms of 支离破碎

  • wán完měi美wú无quē缺perfect and flawless
  • hún浑rán然yī一tǐ体to blend into a seamless whole
  • jīn金ōu瓯wú无quē缺territory completely intact

More idioms starting with 支

  • zhī支fēn分zú族jiě解meticulously dissect and analyze
  • zhī支fēn分jié节jiě解analyze in great detail
  • zhī支yè叶fú扶shū疏luxuriant branches and leaves
  • zhī支yè叶shuò硕mào茂numerous and prosperous descendants
  • zhī支wú吾qí其cí词speak evasively
  • zhī支wú吾qí其cí辞speak evasively
  • zhī支zuǒ左qū屈yòu右archery stance with left arm extended
  • zhī支chuáng床dié叠wū屋redundant and superfluous
  • zhī支chuáng床dié迭wū屋Redundant repetition
  • zhī支shǒu手wǔ舞jiǎo脚Gesticulate wildly
  • zhī支zhī支wú吾wú吾speak evasively and hesitantly
  • zhī支zhī支wú梧wú梧hesitate and prevaricate

Questions about 支离破碎

What does 支离破碎 mean?
支离破碎 (zhī lí pò suì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “scattered and broken”.
How do you pronounce 支离破碎?
支离破碎 is pronounced zhī lí pò suì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 支离破碎 literally mean?
Literally, 支离破碎 means “scattered and broken”. It is used to mean “scattered and broken”.
What is the Chinese definition of 支离破碎?
支离:零散,残缺。形容事物零散破碎,不完整。
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