豁
huō
to slit; to split open; to sacrifice
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Example phrases
- 铁皮被锋利的边角豁开了一道口子，装配工只能暂停生产线。 Tiěpí bèi fēnglì de biānjiǎo huō kāi le yí dào kǒuzi, zhuāngpèi gōng zhǐ néng zàntíng shēngchǎnxiàn. The sheet metal was slit open by a sharp edge, so the assembly worker had to stop the production line.
- 他的裤子被钉子豁了一个大口子。 Tā de kùzi bèi dīngzi huō le yí ge dà kǒuzi. His trousers were ripped open by a nail, leaving a big gash.
- 这个杯子边上豁了个口，别再用了。 Zhège bēizi biān shàng huō le ge kǒu, bié zài yòng le. This cup has a chip in its rim; don't use it any more.
Related words
- 豁出去 huōchuqu to risk everything; to throw caution to the wind
- 豁达 huòdá open-minded; magnanimous
- 堆砌 duīqì to pile up; to stack; to overload with rhetoric
- 动用 dòngyòng to use; to mobilise; to draw on
- 发掘 fājué to excavate; to discover and bring out
- 粉碎 fěnsuì to crush; to shatter
- 焚烧 fénshāo to burn; to incinerate
- 分割 fēngē to divide; to cut apart; to separate
- 打磨 dǎmó to polish; to refine
- 钉 dìng to nail; to fasten with nails
- 糊 hú to paste; to plaster; to stick on
- 掰 bāi to break off with the hands; to bend apart