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粉碎

fěn suì · fen sui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to crush; to smash; to shatter
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Shaved ice

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，这个(zhège)冰(bīng)是(shì)怎么(zěnme)做(zuò)的(de)？

    Boss, how is this ice made?

  2. Qiqi

    先(xiān)把(bǎ)大(dà)冰块(bīngkuài)放进(fàngjìn)机器(jīqì)里(lǐ)粉碎(fěnsuì)。

    First we put the big ice block into the machine to crush it.

  3. Dengdeng

    粉碎(fěnsuì)以后(yǐhòu)就是(jiùshì)细细(xìxì)的(de)冰(bīng)吗(ma)？

    After crushing, is it fine ice?

  4. Qiqi

    对(duì)，再(zài)放(fàng)上(shàng)水果(shuǐguǒ)和(hé)糖水(tángshuǐ)。

    Right, then we add fruit and syrup.

  5. Dengdeng

    给(gěi)我(wǒ)来(lái)一碗(yīwǎn)，别(bié)粉碎(fěnsuì)太久(tàijiǔ)，我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)大(dà)一点(yīdiǎn)的(de)冰(bīng)。

    I would like a bowl. Do not crush it for too long. I like bigger bits.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

车(chē)头(tóu)的(de)挡(dǎng)风(fēng)玻(bō)璃(li)被(bèi)砸(zá)至(zhì)粉(fěn)碎(suì)。

The front windshield of a car was smashed to pieces.

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

02

把(bǎ)饼(bǐng)干(gān)放(fàng)进(jìn)机(jī)器(qì)里(lǐ)粉(fěn)碎(suì)成(chéng)细(xì)末(mò)。

Put the biscuits into the machine and crush them into fine powder.

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