破烂

破爛

pòlàn

adjective #6,792

Meanings

1 worn-out; tattered; shabby
2 junk; scrap

Characters

broken; damaged

rotten; tattered

Examples

HSK 5

这些破烂东西都扔了吧。

Zhèxiē pòlàn dōngxi dōu rēng le ba.

Let's throw away all this junk.

HSK 7-9

他穿着一件破烂的衣服。

Tā chuānzhe yī jiàn pòlàn de yīfu.

He was wearing a tattered piece of clothing.

Tips

usage

收破烂 means 'to collect scrap/junk' and refers to people who buy recyclable waste materials.

Stroke Order

破 pò

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