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碎

suì · sui

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Meaning

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  1. (transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble
  2. broken; fragmentary; scattered
  3. garrulous
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Crushed cookies

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)饼干(bǐnggān)怎么(zěnme)都(dōu)碎(suì)了(le)？

    Why are all your cookies broken?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)它(tā)放(fàng)在(zài)书包(shūbāo)里(lǐ)，走(zǒu)了(le)一路(yīlù)，就(jiù)碎(suì)了(le)。

    I put them in my bag and walked all the way, and they broke.

  3. Dengdeng

    碎(suì)成(chéng)这样(zhèyàng)，还(hái)能(néng)吃(chī)吗(ma)？

    Broken like this, can you still eat them?

  4. Liangliang

    能(néng)吃(chī)，碎(suì)的(de)饼干(bǐnggān)也(yě)是(shì)饼干(bǐnggān)。

    You can. Broken cookies are still cookies.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)碎(suì)的(de)都(dōu)给(gěi)我(wǒ)吧(ba)。

    Then give me all the broken ones.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，碎(suì)的(de)给(gěi)你(nǐ)，整的(zhěngde)我(wǒ)吃(chī)。

    Okay. You get the broken ones. I eat the whole ones.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)快(kuài)点(diǎn)把(bǎ)碎(suì)了(le)的(de)那(nà)个(ge)换(huàn)掉(diào)好(hǎo)吗(ma)？

Would you please replace the broken one promptly?

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

02

杯(bēi)子(zi)掉(diào)在(zài)地(dì)上(shang)摔(shuāi)碎(suì)了(le)。

The cup fell to the ground and shattered.

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