击穿

擊穿

jīchuān

verb #35,226

Meanings

1 to pierce through (with a strike)
2 (physics) breakdown — when an insulator suddenly conducts under high voltage

Characters

pierce / pass through

Examples

子弹击穿了那块木板。

Zǐdàn jīchuān le nà kuài mùbǎn.

The bullet pierced through the wooden board.

电压过高会击穿绝缘材料。

Diànyā guò gāo huì jīchuān juéyuán cáiliào.

Excessive voltage will break down the insulating material.

Tips

usage

Two layers: literal (a bullet 击穿 a wall) and technical — in electronics, 击穿 is the standard term for dielectric breakdown, when an insulator's structure fails under intense electric fields and current suddenly flows. Same pattern as English 'break down' covering both senses.

Stroke Order

击 jī

穿 chuān