支离破碎

支離破碎

zhīlí-pòsuì

idiom #14,881

Meanings

1 shattered
2 fragmented
3 broken to pieces

Characters

branch; to prop up

shattered; fragments

Examples

HSK 5

他的梦想被现实打得支离破碎。

Tā de mèngxiǎng bèi xiànshí dǎ de zhīlí-pòsuì.

His dreams were shattered by reality.

HSK 6

战争把这个国家搞得支离破碎。

Zhànzhēng bǎ zhège guójiā gǎo de zhīlí-pòsuì.

War left this country shattered.

Tips

usage

Used both literally (physically broken apart) and figuratively (a shattered dream, a fragmented family, a broken country). Often used with 被...打得/搞得 (reduced to pieces by...).

Stroke Order

支 zhī

离 lí

破 pò

碎 suì