破碎
pòsuì
to shatter; to break into pieces; fragmented
Characters in this word
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
- 玻璃幕墙在爆炸冲击下破碎，碎片散落了一地。 Bōli mùqiáng zài bàozhà chōngjī xià pòsuì, suìpiàn sànluò le yì dì. The glass curtain wall shattered under the blast impact, scattering fragments all over the ground.
- 花瓶摔在地上，破碎的瓷片散了一地。 Huāpíng shuāi zài dìshang, pòsuì de cípiàn sàn le yí dì. The vase fell to the floor, and shattered pieces of porcelain scattered everywhere.
- 他的梦想像镜子一样破碎了。 Tā de mèngxiǎng xiàng jìngzi yíyàng pòsuì le. His dream shattered like a mirror.
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
- 破旧 pòjiù worn-out; dilapidated; shabby
- 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