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.

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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.

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