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粉碎

fěnsuì

to crush; to shatter

HSK 7 · Topic “Processing and placement”
A person looks at a shattered vase on the floor
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Characters in this word

粉 fěn

Strokes
10
Radical
米 — rice, millet, grain
Made of
米 rice, millet, grain 分 to divide, to allocate
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

碎 suì

Strokes
13
Radical
石 — stone, rock, mineral
Made of
石 stone, rock, mineral 卒 soldier
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 一场大雪粉碎了他们登顶的计划。 Yì chǎng dàxuě fěnsuì le tāmen dēngdǐng de jìhuà. A heavy snowfall shattered their plan to reach the summit.
  • 这台机器可以把石头粉碎成细沙。 Zhè tái jīqì kěyǐ bǎ shítou fěnsuì chéng xìshā. This machine can crush stones into fine sand.
  • 花瓶掉在地上，摔得粉碎。 Huāpíng diào zài dì shàng, shuāi de fěnsuì. The vase fell to the floor and smashed to pieces.

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