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

他一气之下把信撕破了。

Tā yī qì zhī xià 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 sīpò liǎn, dàjiā hái yào yīqǐ gōngzuò.

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

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

撕 sī

破 pò