粉碎

fěnsuì

verb HSK 7-9 #8,174

Meanings

1 to crush
2 to smash
3 to shatter

Characters

broken; shattered

Examples

HSK 4

他的梦想被粉碎了。

Tā de mèngxiǎng bèi fěnsuì le.

His dreams were shattered.

HSK 7-9

警方粉碎了一个犯罪团伙。

Jǐngfāng fěnsuì le yīgè fànzuì tuánhuǒ.

The police smashed a criminal gang.

Tips

memory

粉 (powder) + 碎 (broken pieces) - crushed into powder and broken bits.

Stroke Order

粉 fěn

碎 suì