破败 破敗
破败 破敗 pò bài ㄆㄛˋ ㄅㄞˋ po3 baai6
- to defeat
- to crush (in battle)
- beaten
- ruined
- destroyed
- in decline
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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)
- 刺破 cì pò ㄘˋ ㄆㄛˋ ci3 po3 to puncture
- 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)
败 敗
- 失败 失敗 shī bài ㄕ ㄅㄞˋ sat1 baai6 to be defeated
- 成败 成敗 chéng bài ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ sing4 baai6 success or failure
- 打败 打敗 dǎ bài ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄞˋ daa2 baai6 to defeat
- 腐败 腐敗 fǔ bài ㄈㄨˇ ㄅㄞˋ fu6 baai6 corruption
- 倒败 倒敗 dǎo bài ㄉㄠˇ ㄅㄞˋ dou2 baai6 to collapse (of building)
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- 胜败 勝敗 shèng bài ㄕㄥˋ ㄅㄞˋ sing3 baai6 victory or defeat
- 大败 大敗 dà bài ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄞˋ daai6 baai6 to defeat
- 完败 完敗 wán bài ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄞˋ jyun4 baai6 (sports) to be trounced (by an opponent)
- 惨败 慘敗 cǎn bài ㄘㄢˇ ㄅㄞˋ caam2 baai6 to suffer a crushing defeat
- 战败 戰敗 zhàn bài ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄞˋ zin3 baai6 to lose a war
- 挫败 挫敗 cuò bài ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄞˋ co3 baai6 to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)
- 挠败 撓敗 náo bài ㄋㄠˊ ㄅㄞˋ naau4 baai6 defeated
- 击败 擊敗 jī bài ㄐㄧ ㄅㄞˋ gik1 baai6 to defeat
- 败亡 敗亡 bài wáng ㄅㄞˋ ㄨㄤˊ baai6 mong4 to be defeated and dispersed
- 败仗 敗仗 bài zhàng ㄅㄞˋ ㄓㄤˋ baai6 zoeng3 lost battle
- 败光 敗光 bài guāng ㄅㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄤ baai6 gwong1 to squander one's fortune
- 败北 敗北 bài běi ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄟˇ baai6 bak1 (literary) to be routed (in a war)
- 败坏 敗壞 bài huài ㄅㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ baai6 waai6 to ruin
- 败子 敗子 bài zǐ ㄅㄞˋ ㄗˇ baai6 zi2 see 败家子
- 败家 敗家 bài jiā ㄅㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ baai6 gaa1 to squander a family fortune
Idioms with these characters
- 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)
- 败柳残花 敗柳殘花 bài liǔ cán huā ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄘㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ baai6 lau5 caan4 faa1 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
- 不败之地 不敗之地 bù bài zhī dì ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˋ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ bat1 baai6 zi1 dei6 (idiom) invincible position
- 残兵败将 殘兵敗將 cán bīng bài jiàng ㄘㄢˊ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ caan4 bing1 baai6 zoeng3 ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
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- 残花败柳 殘花敗柳 cán huā bài liǔ ㄘㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧㄡˇ caan4 faa1 baai6 lau5 broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
- 残垣败壁 殘垣敗壁 cán yuán bài bì ㄘㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄅㄧˋ lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- 成败得失 成敗得失 chéng bài dé shī ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕ sing4 baai6 dak1 sat1 lit. success and failure, the gains and losses (idiom)
- 成败利钝 成敗利鈍 chéng bài lì dùn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ sing4 baai6 lei6 deon6 succeed or fail, sharp or blunt (idiom); advantages and disadvantages
- 成败论人 成敗論人 chéng bài lùn rén ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄞˋ ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ sing4 baai6 leon6 jan4 to judge people based on their success or failure (idiom)
- 反败为胜 反敗為勝 fǎn bài wéi shèng ㄈㄢˇ ㄅㄞˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥˋ faan2 baai6 wai4 sing3 to turn defeat into victory (idiom); to turn the tide
- 功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ gung1 baai6 seoi4 sing4 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
Example sentences
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北海道 的 一些 小镇 小鎮 正 变得 變得 越来越 越來越 破败 破敗 。
More and more of Hokkaido's small towns are falling into ruin.
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