撕破

sīpò

verb #16,728

Meanings

1 to tear; to rip
2 to tear apart (figuratively)

Characters

to tear; to rip

broken; to break

Examples

HSK 3

别撕破脸，大家还要一起工作。

Bié sīpòliǎn, dàjiā hái yào yìqǐ gōngzuò.

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

HSK 4

他一气之下把信撕破了。

Tā yíqì-zhīxià bǎ xìn sīpò le.

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

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

撕 sī

破 pò