剖析

pōuxī

verb #20,309

Meanings

1 to analyze
2 to dissect
3 to examine in depth

Characters

to cut open / to dissect

to analyze / to separate

Examples

HSK 7-9

这篇文章深入剖析了社会矛盾的根源。

Zhè piān wénzhāng shēnrù pōuxī le shèhuì máodùn de gēnyuán.

This article deeply analyzes the root causes of social contradictions.

HSK 7-9

老师剖析了这首诗的意象和结构。

Lǎoshī pōuxī le zhè shǒu shī de yìxiàng hé jiégòu.

The teacher dissected the imagery and structure of this poem.

Tips

usage

剖析 implies thorough, systematic examination - more clinical and thorough than 分析. Literally 'to cut open and examine', from surgical imagery. Common in academic, critical, and journalistic writing.

Stroke Order

剖 pōu

析 xī