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破裂
pòliè
Main
English Definitionto rupture; to fracture; to break down; (linguistics) plosion
Simplified Script破裂
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinpòliè
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)po3lit6
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=6
Word Decomposition
破pòbroken; 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
裂lièto split; to crack; to break open; to rend

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Words With Same Head Word    
破坏pòhuàidestruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy
破烂pòlànworn-out; rotten; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; rubbish; junk
破产pòchǎnto go bankrupt; to become impoverished; bankruptcy
破碎pòsuìto smash to pieces; to shatter
破获pòhuòto uncover (a criminal plot); to break open and capture
Words With Same Tail Word    
分裂fēnlièto split up; to divide; to break up; fission; schism
断裂duànlièfracture; rupture; to break apart
撕裂sīlièto rip apart; to tear; laceration; rent
爆裂bàolièto rupture; to burst; to explode
开裂kāilièto split open; to dehisce (of fruit or cotton bolls, to split open)
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