Chinese

打破

/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/
to break; to smash
  • HSK 3

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  • characterChinese打 “to hit; to strike; to slap; to beat”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻/只 m c mn; 雙/双 m mn; 對/对 c)”
    • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”
  • characterChinese破 “to break; to tear”
    • meaningChinese石 “stone; rock (Classifier: 嚿 c; 塊/块 c)”
    • soundChinese皮 “skin; peel; shell; rind (Classifier: 塊/块 m c; 層/层 m c)”

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