破
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
我的旧鞋子破了，该买新的了。
wǒ de jiù xié zi pò le，gāi mǎi xīn de le。
My old shoes are worn out; it's time to buy new ones.
警察终于破了这个难案。
jǐng chá zhōng yú pò le zhè ge nán àn。
The police finally cracked this difficult case.
Words with 破
道破
dào pò
to expose
钩破
gōu pò
(of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
长风破浪
cháng fēng pò làng
lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
头破血流
tóu pò xuè liú
lit. head broken and blood flowing
颠扑不破
diān pū bù pò
solid; unbreakable
鱼死网破
yú sǐ wǎng pò
lit. either the fish dies or the net splits
点破
diǎn pò
to lay bare in a few words
一语破的
yī yǔ pò dì
see 一語中的|一语中的[yi1 yu3 zhong4 di4]
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
one word says it all (idiom)
不攻自破
bù gōng zì pò
(of a rumor etc) to collapse (in the light of facts etc)
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
不破不立
bù pò bù lì
without destruction there can be no construction