击穿

擊穿

jīchuān

verb #35,226

Meanings

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

Characters

pierce; pass through

Examples

HSK 7-9

子弹击穿了那块木板。

Zǐdàn jīchuān le nà kuài mùbǎn.

The bullet pierced through the wooden board.

HSK 7-9

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