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破裂

pò liè · po lie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to burst; to rupture
  2. (of a relationship etc) to break down
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Water through the ceiling

  1. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)的(de)水管(shuǐguǎn)破裂(pòliè)了(le)吗(ma)？我家(wǒjiā)天花板(tiānhuābǎn)在(zài)滴水(dīshuǐ)！

    Did your water pipe burst? Water is dripping from my ceiling!

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)？亮亮(liàngliàng)，我们(wǒmen)的(de)水管(shuǐguǎn)破裂(pòliè)了(le)吗(ma)？

    What? Liangliang, did our pipe burst?

  3. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)鱼缸(yúgāng)破裂(pòliè)了(le)。

    No. My fish tank cracked.

  4. Qiqi

    那(nà)鱼(yú)呢(ne)？

    Then where are the fish?

  5. Liangliang

    鱼(yú)没事(méishì)，它们(tāmen)搬到(bāndào)我(wǒ)的(de)浴缸(yùgāng)里(lǐ)了(le)。

    The fish are fine. They moved into my bathtub.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

水(shuǐ)从(cóng)破(pò)裂(liè)的(de)水(shuǐ)管(guǎn)倾(qīng)泻(xiè)而(ér)出(chū)。

Water poured from the broken pipe.

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

02

他(tā)们(men)的(de)合(hé)作(zuò)关(guān)系(xi)在(zài)争(zhēng)吵(chǎo)后(hòu)彻(chè)底(dǐ)破(pò)裂(liè)了(le)。

Their partnership completely broke down after the quarrel.

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