刺破 cì pò ㄘˋ ㄆㄛˋ ci3 po3
- to puncture
- to pierce
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刺
- 刺杀 刺殺 cì shā ㄘˋ ㄕㄚ ci3 saat3 to assassinate
- 刺激 cì jī ㄘˋ ㄐㄧ ci3 gik1 to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite
- 刺绣 刺繡 cì xiù ㄘˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ci3 sau3 to embroider
- 刺耳 cì ěr ㄘˋ ㄦˇ ci3 ji5 ear-piercing
- 刺骨 cì gǔ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ ci3 gwat1 piercing
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- 冲刺 衝刺 chōng cì ㄔㄨㄥ ㄘˋ cung1 ci3 (sports) to sprint; to spurt; to dash
- 讽刺 諷刺 fěng cì ㄈㄥˇ ㄘˋ fung3 ci3 to satirize
- 倒刺 dào cì ㄉㄠˋ ㄘˋ dou3 ci3 barb
- 刺中 cì zhòng ㄘˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ci3 zung3 to hit with a piercing blow
- 刺伤 刺傷 cì shāng ㄘˋ ㄕㄤ ci3 soeng1 to stab
- 刺儿 刺兒 cì r ㄘˋ ㄦ ci3 ji4 a thorn
- 刺刀 cì dāo ㄘˋ ㄉㄠ ci3 dou1 bayonet
- 刺史 cì shǐ ㄘˋ ㄕˇ ci3 si2 provincial governor (old)
- 刺字 cì zì ㄘˋ ㄗˋ ci3 zi6 to tattoo
- 刺客 cì kè ㄘˋ ㄎㄜˋ ci3 haak3 assassin
- 刺戟 cì jǐ ㄘˋ ㄐㄧˇ see 刺激
- 刺戳 cì chuō ㄘˋ ㄔㄨㄛ ci3 coek3 to stab; to pierce
- 刺探 cì tàn ㄘˋ ㄊㄢˋ ci3 taam3 to pry into
- 刺柏 cì bǎi ㄘˋ ㄅㄞˇ ci3 paak3 Chinese juniper
- 刺桐 cì tóng ㄘˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ci3 tung4 Indian coral tree
破
- 打破 dǎ pò ㄉㄚˇ ㄆㄛˋ daa2 po3 to break; to smash
- 破例 pò lì ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧˋ po3 lai6 to make an exception
- 破坏 破壞 pò huài ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ po3 waai6 destruction
- 破案 pò àn ㄆㄛˋ ㄢˋ po3 on3 to solve a criminal case
- 破灭 破滅 pò miè ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ po3 mit6 to be shattered
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- 破烂 破爛 pò làn ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋ po3 laan6 worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged
- 破获 破獲 pò huò ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ po3 wok6 to uncover (a criminal plot)
- 破产 破產 pò chǎn ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄢˇ po3 caan2 to go bankrupt
- 破碎 pò suì ㄆㄛˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ po3 seoi3 to smash to pieces
- 破旧 破舊 pò jiù ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ po3 gau6 shabby
- 破裂 pò liè ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ po3 lit6 to burst; to rupture
- 破解 pò jiě ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ po3 gaai2 to break (a bond, constraint etc)
- 破除 pò chú ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄨˊ po3 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 突破 tū pò ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ dat6 po3 to break through
- 突破口 tū pò kǒu ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ dat6 po3 hau2 breach
- 侦破 偵破 zhēn pò ㄓㄣ ㄆㄛˋ zing1 po3 to investigate (as detective)
- 划破 劃破 huá pò ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄆㄛˋ waak6 po3 to cut open
- 勘破 kān pò ㄎㄢ ㄆㄛˋ ham3 po3 see 看破
- 勾破 gōu pò ㄍㄡ ㄆㄛˋ ngau1 po3 (of sth sharp) to snag (one's stockings etc)
- 戳破 chuō pò ㄔㄨㄛ ㄆㄛˋ coek3 po3 to puncture
Idioms with these characters
- 寒风刺骨 寒風刺骨 hán fēng cì gǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄈㄥ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ hon4 fung1 ci3 gwat1 bone chilling wind (idiom)
- 芒刺在背 máng cì zài bèi ㄇㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄅㄟˋ mong4 ci3 zoi6 bui3 feeling brambles and thorns in one's back (idiom)
- 悬梁刺股 懸樑刺股 xuán liáng cì gǔ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄘˋ ㄍㄨˇ jyun4 loeng4 ci3 gu2 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
- 长风破浪 長風破浪 cháng fēng pò làng ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ coeng4 fung1 po3 long6 lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
- 乘风破浪 乘風破浪 chéng fēng pò làng ㄔㄥˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ sing4 fung1 po3 long6 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
- 大破大立 dà pò dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 po3 daai6 laap6 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
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- 国破家亡 國破家亡 guó pò jiā wáng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄤˊ gwok3 po3 gaa1 mong4 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
- 家破人亡 jiā pò rén wáng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄆㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ gaa1 po3 jan4 mong4 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
- 看破红尘 看破紅塵 kàn pò hóng chén ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ hon3 po3 hung4 can4 (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
- 牢不可破 láo bù kě pò ㄌㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄆㄛˋ lou4 bat1 ho2 po3 (idiom) (usu. of sth abstract: an alliance, a conviction etc) unbreakable; rock-solid
- 老牛破车 老牛破車 lǎo niú pò chē ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄜ lou5 ngau4 po3 ce1 lit. old ox pulling a shabby cart (idiom)
- 乐昌破镜 樂昌破鏡 Lè chāng pò jìng ㄌㄜˋ ㄔㄤ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ lok6 coeng1 po3 geng3 lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 乐昌公主 (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom)
- 破财免灾 破財免災 pò cái miǎn zāi ㄆㄛˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄞ po3 coi4 min5 zoi1 a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)