破旧
pòjiù
worn-out; dilapidated; shabby
Characters in this word
旧 jiù
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这片破旧厂区经过改造后，成了吸引年轻创业者的文化园。 Zhè piàn pòjiù chǎngqū jīngguò gǎizào hòu, chéng le xīyǐn niánqīng chuàngyèzhě de wénhuà yuán. After renovation, this dilapidated factory district became a cultural park attracting young entrepreneurs.
- 他穿着一件破旧的外套，但很干净。 Tā chuānzhe yí jiàn pòjiù de wàitào, dàn hěn gānjìng. He wore a worn-out coat, but it was clean.
- 路边有一间破旧的小房子，屋顶已经塌了一半。 Lùbiān yǒu yì jiān pòjiù de xiǎo fángzi, wūdǐng yǐjīng tā le yíbàn. By the road stands a shabby little house with half of its roof collapsed.
Related words
- 打破 dǎpò to break
- 破 pò broken
- 破坏 pòhuài to damage; to destroy
- 破产 pòchǎn to go bankrupt
- 突破 tūpò to break through
- 破案 pò'àn to solve a criminal case
- 破除 pòchú to break/remove; to eliminate; to abolish
- 破解 pòjiě to crack; to decode; to solve
- 破例 pòlì to make an exception
- 破裂 pòliè to rupture; to break down; to split
- 破灭 pòmiè to be shattered; to be destroyed; to collapse
- 破碎 pòsuì to shatter; to break into pieces; fragmented