突 tū
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 穴 — cave, den, hole
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
突破口
tūpòkǒu
breakthrough point; opening
Characters in this word
口 kǒu
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这项算法的改进成为降低能耗的突破口。 Zhè xiàng suànfǎ de gǎijìn chéngwéi jiàngdī nénghào de tūpòkǒu. The improvement to this algorithm became a breakthrough point for reducing energy consumption.
- 谈判持续了三天，终于找到了解决分歧的突破口。 Tànpàn chíxùle sān tiān, zhōngyú zhǎodàole jiějué fēnqí de tūpòkǒu. The negotiations lasted three days, and at last they found a way to resolve their differences.
- 科研人员在治疗这种疾病的研究上找到了突破口。 Kēyán rényuán zài zhìliáo zhè zhǒng jíbìng de yánjiū shàng zhǎodàole tūpòkǒu. Researchers found a breakthrough in their study of treating this disease.
Related words
- 突出 tūchū outstanding; prominent
- 突然 tūrán suddenly
- 冲突 chōngtū conflict
- 突破 tūpò to break through
- 突发 tūfā sudden, unexpected
- 突击 tūjī launch a sudden attack; make a concentrated effort
- 突如其来 tūrúqílái sudden; unexpected
- 突兀 tūwù abrupt; out of place; jutting
- 打破 dǎpò to break
- 破 pò broken
- 破坏 pòhuài to damage; to destroy
- 破产 pòchǎn to go bankrupt