突破口
突破口 tū pò kǒu ㄊㄨ ㄆㄛˋ ㄎㄡˇ dat6 po3 hau2 HSK 7-9
- breach
- gap
- breakthrough point
Stroke order
Practice writing
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
突
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
- 破烂破爛 pò làn ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄢˋ po3 laan6 worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged
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)
- 异军突起異軍突起 yì jūn tū qǐ ㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄊㄨ ㄑㄧˇ ji6 gwan1 dat6 hei2 to emerge as a new force to be reckoned with (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)
- 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
- 碍口识羞礙口識羞 ài kǒu shí xiū ㄞˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ngoi6 hau2 sik1 sau1 tongue-tied for fear of embarrassment (idiom)
- 百口莫辩百口莫辯 bǎi kǒu mò biàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ baak3 hau2 mok6 bin6 (idiom) (of sb unfairly accused) to have all one's protestations fall on deaf ears; to be unable to convince sb of one's innocence
- 闭口不谈閉口不談 bì kǒu bù tán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 taam4 to refuse to say anything about (idiom)
- 闭口不言閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán ㄅㄧˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ bai3 hau2 bat1 jin4 to keep silent (idiom)
- 病从口入病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!