撕破

sīpò

verb #16,728

Meanings

他一气之下把信撕破了。

Tā yīqì zhīxià bǎ xìn sīpò le.

In a fit of anger, he tore the letter apart.

别撕破脸，大家还要一起工作。

Bié sīpòliǎn, dàjiā háiyào yīqǐ gōngzuò.

Don't burn bridges — we still have to work together.

usage

撕破脸 (sīpò liǎn, literally 'tear the face') is a very common idiom meaning to openly fall out with someone, dropping all pretense of politeness.

撕 sī

破 pò