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打碎

dǎ suì · da sui

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Meaning

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  1. to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces
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The broken flowerpot

  1. Liangliang

    完了(wánle)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)邻居(línjū)的(de)花盆(huāpén)打碎(dǎsuì)了(le)。

    Oh no, I broke the neighbour's flowerpot.

  2. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)打碎(dǎsuì)的(de)？

    How did it break?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不是(bùshì)故意(gùyì)打碎(dǎsuì)的(de)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)它(tā)晒太阳(shàitàiyáng)，没(méi)拿稳(náwěn)。

    I didn't break it on purpose. I wanted it to get some sun and didn't hold it firmly.

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)去(qù)敲门(qiāomén)，先(xiān)说(shuō)对不起(duìbuqǐ)。

    Let's go knock and say sorry first.

  5. Liangliang

    奶奶(nǎinai)开门(kāimén)了(le)！她(tā)没(méi)生气(shēngqì)，还(hái)说(shuō)早就(zǎojiù)想(xiǎng)换(huàn)新(xīn)花盆(huāpén)了(le)。

    Grandma opened the door! She wasn't angry and even said she had wanted a new flowerpot for ages.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)杯(bēi)子(zi)掉(diào)到(dào)地(dì)板(bǎn)上(shàng)打(dǎ)碎(suì)了(le)。

He dropped the cup and broke it.

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

02

万(wàn)一(yī)发(fā)生(shēng)火(huǒ)灾(zāi)，打(dǎ)碎(suì)玻(bō)璃(li)并(bìng)按(àn)下(xià)红(hóng)色(sè)按(àn)钮(niǔ)。

In case of fire, break the glass and push the red button.

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

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