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破解

pò jiě · po jie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to break (a bond, constraint etc)
  2. to explain
  3. to unravel
  4. to decipher
  5. to decode
  6. to crack (software)
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In a conversation

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Escape room

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)密室逃脱(mìshìtáotuō)，我们(wǒmen)要(yào)破解(pòjiě)三个(sāngè)谜题(mítí)。

    In this escape room we must crack three puzzles.

  2. Liangliang

    第一个(dìyīgè)谜题(mítí)在(zài)墙(qiáng)上(shàng)，我(wǒ)看不懂(kànbudǒng)。

    The first puzzle is on the wall. I cannot understand it.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)来(lái)破解(pòjiě)，这(zhè)是(shì)一首(yīshǒu)诗(shī)。

    I will crack it. This is a poem.

  4. Liangliang

    诗(shī)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)数字(shùzì)，是(shì)密码(mìmǎ)吗(ma)？

    The poem has numbers. Is it the password?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)！我(wǒ)破解(pòjiě)了(le)，门(mén)开(kāi)了(le)！

    Yes! I cracked it and the door opened!

  6. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)时间(shíjiān)已经(yǐjīng)到(dào)了(le)。

    But time is already up.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

警(jǐng)方(fāng)正(zhèng)在(zài)努(nǔ)力(lì)破(pò)解(jiě)这(zhè)个(ge)复(fù)杂(zá)的(de)案(àn)件(jiàn)。

The police are working hard to crack this complex case.

02

他(tā)花(huā)了(le)一(yì)整(zhěng)夜(yè)才(cái)破(pò)解(jiě)了(le)那(nà)个(ge)密(mì)码(mǎ)。

It took him all night to crack that password.

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