破门而入

破門而入

pòmén'érrù

idiom #10,171

Meanings

Break the door and then enter — to force one's way in.

警察破门而入抓住了嫌疑人。

Jǐngchá pòmén'érrù zhuāzhù le xiányírén.

The police broke down the door and caught the suspect.

小偷半夜破门而入。

Xiǎotōu bànyè pòmén'érrù.

The thief broke in through the door in the middle of the night.

grammar

This follows the classical pattern [verb]+而+[verb], where 而 connects two sequential actions. Other examples: 满载而归, 拍案而起.

破 pò

门 mén

而 ér

入 rù