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破

pò · po

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. broken
  2. damaged
  3. worn out
  4. lousy
  5. rotten
  6. to break, split or cleave
  7. to get rid of
  8. to destroy
  9. to break with
  10. to defeat
  11. to capture (a city etc)
  12. to expose the truth of
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The lucky socks

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)袜子(wàzi)破(pò)了(le)一个(yīgè)洞(dòng)！

    Your sock has a hole in it!

  2. Liangliang

    哪儿(nǎr)？啊(a)，真的(zhēnde)破(pò)了(le)！

    Where? Oh, it really is torn!

  3. Dengdeng

    这双(zhèshuāng)袜子(wàzi)很(hěn)旧(jiù)了(le)吧(ba)？

    This pair of socks is very old, right?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，穿(chuān)了(le)三年(sānnián)，该(gāi)买(mǎi)新(xīn)的(de)了(le)。

    Yes, I have worn them for three years. Time to buy new ones.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)这双(zhèshuāng)破(pò)袜子(wàzi)先(xiān)别(bié)扔(rēng)。

    OK, but do not throw out these worn socks yet.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)用(yòng)破(pò)袜子(wàzi)擦(cā)桌子(zhuōzi)吗(ma)？

    You want to wipe the table with worn socks?

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)的(de)袜(wà)子(zi)破(pò)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)洞(dòng)呀(ya)。

There is a hole in your sock.

Tatoeba: Chinese by easononizuka · English by Zifre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)牛(niú)仔(zǎi)裤(kù)破(pò)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)洞(dòng)。

I got a hole in my jeans.

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

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