破译

破譯

pòyì

verb #12,235

Meanings

1 to decipher
2 to decode
3 to crack (a code)

Characters

to break; to crack

to translate; to interpret

Examples

科学家终于破译了这段古代文字。

Kēxuéjiā zhōngyú pòyì le zhè duàn gǔdài wénzì.

Scientists finally deciphered this ancient script.

他们成功破译了敌人的密码。

Tāmen chénggōng pòyì le dírén de mìmǎ.

They successfully cracked the enemy's code.

Tips

memory

破 (break) + 译 (translate) — to break through a translation barrier, i.e. to crack a code.

Stroke Order

破 pò

译 yì