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破碎

pò suì · po sui

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to smash to pieces
  2. to shatter
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In a conversation

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The broken teacup

  1. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，茶杯(chábēi)掉(diào)在(zài)地上(dìshang)了(le)！

    Oh no, the teacup fell on the floor!

  2. Liangliang

    啊(a)，杯子(bēizi)破碎(pòsuì)了(le)。

    Ah, the cup has shattered.

  3. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)奶奶(nǎinai)送(sòng)我(wǒ)的(de)杯子(bēizi)。

    This is the cup Grandma gave me.

  4. Liangliang

    别(bié)难过(nánguò)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，杯子(bēizi)没有(méiyǒu)完全(wánquán)破碎(pòsuì)，只(zhǐ)掉(diào)了(le)一个(yīgè)角(jiǎo)。

    Do not be sad. Look, the cup did not shatter completely. Only a corner came off.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，用(yòng)胶水(jiāoshuǐ)能(néng)粘好(zhānhǎo)。

    Right, glue can fix it.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)拿(ná)胶水(jiāoshuǐ)，你(nǐ)把(bǎ)碎片(suìpiàn)捡(jiǎn)起来(qǐlai)。

    I will get the glue. You pick up the pieces.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(gè)花(huā)瓶(píng)掉(diào)在(zài)地(dì)上(shang)，摔(shuāi)得(de)破(pò)碎(suì)了(le)。

That vase fell to the ground and shattered.

02

海(hǎi)浪(làng)不(bú)断(duàn)拍(pāi)打(dǎ)岩(yán)石(shí)，把(bǎ)贝(bèi)壳(ké)冲(chōng)得(de)破(pò)碎(suì)。

The waves kept hitting the rocks, smashing the shells to pieces.

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