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打破

dǎ pò · da po

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HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to break; to smash
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A new record

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)跑(pǎo)了(le)五(wǔ)公里(gōnglǐ)，打破(dǎpò)了(le)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)记录(jìlù)！

    I ran five kilometres today and broke my own record!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？你(nǐ)以前(yǐqián)最多(zuìduō)只(zhǐ)跑(pǎo)三(sān)公里(gōnglǐ)。

    Really? Before, you ran three kilometres at most.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！下次(xiàcì)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)打破(dǎpò)你(nǐ)的(de)记录(jìlù)。

    Yes! Next time I want to break your record.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)记录(jìlù)是(shì)十(shí)公里(gōnglǐ)，你(nǐ)先(xiān)多(duō)吃(chī)点(diǎn)饭(fàn)吧(ba)。

    My record is ten kilometres. Eat a bit more first.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)打破(dǎpò)吃饭(chīfàn)的(de)记录(jìlù)吧(ba)。

    Then I will break the eating record first.

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2 examples
01

昨(zuó)天(tiān)是(shì)谁(shéi)把(bǎ)窗(chuāng)子(zi)打(dǎ)破(pò)的(de)？

Who was it that broke the window yesterday?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)设(shè)法(fǎ)打(dǎ)破(pò)这(zhè)个(ge)僵(jiāng)局(jú)。

We must try to break the deadlock.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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打
dǎ

to beat; to strike

破
pò

broken; damaged

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