HSK 3 · Strengths & Weaknesses

破

pò

broken; to break

Stroke order of 破

破 is written with 10 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A stone 石 meets a skin 皮: stone hits skin and cracks.

Parts: 石 stone + 皮 skin

Example sentence

杯子破了。

The cup broke.

Words with 破

打破to break 破坏to destroy; damage

More words: Strengths & Weaknesses

长处strong point 短处weakness 优势advantage 强strong 强大powerful; strong 强烈strong; intense 结实sturdy; strong 紧tight 旧old; used 乱messy; at random 静quiet; calm 直straight; directly 齐neat; even; all present 整齐neat; tidy

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