突破 tū pò ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ dat6 po3 HSK 5 高階級 · Level 4
- to break through
- to make a breakthrough
- to surmount (an obstacle)
- (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
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突
- 突兀 tū wù ㄊㄨ ㄨˋ dat6 ngat6 lofty; towering
- 突出 tū chū ㄊㄨ ㄔㄨ dat6 ceot1 prominent
- 突击 突擊 tū jī ㄊㄨ ㄐㄧ dat6 gik1 sudden and violent attack
- 突然 tū rán ㄊㄨ ㄖㄢˊ dat6 jin4 sudden; abrupt; unexpected
- 突发 突發 tū fā ㄊㄨ ㄈㄚ dat6 faat3 to occur suddenly
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- 冲突 衝突 chōng tū ㄔㄨㄥ ㄊㄨ cung1 dat6 conflict
- 突破口 tū pò kǒu ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ dat6 po3 hau2 breach
- 突如其来 突如其來 tū rú qí lái ㄊㄨ ㄖㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄞˊ dat6 jyu4 kei4 loi4 to arise abruptly
- 乳突 rǔ tū ㄖㄨˇ ㄊㄨ jyu5 dat6 (anatomy) mastoid process
- 唐突 táng tū ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄨ tong4 dat6 to be rude
- 搪突 táng tū ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄨ tong4 dat6 variant of 唐突
- 东突 東突 Dōng Tū ㄉㄨㄥ ㄊㄨ dung1 dat6 East Turkestan Liberation Organization (ETLO), Chinese dissident group
- 树突 樹突 shù tū ㄕㄨˋ ㄊㄨ syu6 dat6 dendrite (branched projection of a neuron)
- 烟突 煙突 yān tū ㄧㄢ ㄊㄨ jin1 dat6 chimney
- 突厥 Tū jué ㄊㄨ ㄐㄩㄝˊ dat6 kyut3 Turkic people, who lived across the Eurasian continent; (esp.) the Göktürks of medieval Inner Asia
- 突围 突圍 tū wéi ㄊㄨ ㄨㄟˊ dat6 wai4 to break a siege
- 突泉 Tū quán ㄊㄨ ㄑㄩㄢˊ dat6 cyun4 see 突泉县
- 突突 tū tū ㄊㄨ ㄊㄨ dat6 dat6 (onom.) beating of the heart
- 突袭 突襲 tū xí ㄊㄨ ㄒㄧˊ dat6 zaap6 to raid; to storm
- 突触 突觸 tū chù ㄊㄨ ㄔㄨˋ dat6 zuk1 synapse
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)
- 戳破 chuō pò ㄔㄨㄛ ㄆㄛˋ coek3 po3 to puncture
Idioms with these characters
- 狼奔豕突 láng bēn shǐ tū ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄣ ㄕˇ ㄊㄨ long4 ban1 ci2 dat6 the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom); crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts
- 曲突徙薪 qū tū xǐ xīn ㄑㄩ ㄊㄨ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ kuk1 dat6 saai2 san1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
- 突发奇想 突發奇想 tū fā qí xiǎng ㄊㄨ ㄈㄚ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ dat6 faat3 kei4 soeng2 suddenly have a thought (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)
Example sentences
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他们 他們 企图 企圖 突破 敌军 敵軍 的 防线 防線 。
They attempted to break through the enemy line.
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他 在 自然 地理 科学界 科學界 取得 了 突破性 的 成果 。
He did pioneering work in the field of physical geography.
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多数 多數 科学 科學 突破 只不过 只不過 是 发现 發現 了 显而易见 顯而易見 的 事 。
Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the discovery of the obvious.
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