破洞

pòdòng

noun

Measure Word

一个破洞 gè

Meanings

1 a hole (in clothing, fabric, etc.)
2 tear
3 rip

Characters

Examples

我袜子上有一个破洞。

Wǒ wàzi shàng yǒu yī gè pòdòng.

There's a hole in my sock.

这条破洞牛仔裤是故意设计的。

Zhè tiáo pòdòng niúzǎikù shì gùyì shèjì de.

These ripped jeans are intentionally designed that way.

Tips

usage

破洞牛仔裤 (pòdòng niúzǎikù, ripped jeans) became a fashion-vocabulary fixture in the 2010s. Compare 破 (pò, broken, the adjective) — 破洞 specifies the hole itself rather than the broken state.

Stroke Order

破 pò

洞 dòng