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划破

劃破
huápò
verb #17,064

Meanings

  1. 1 to cut open
  2. 2 to rip
  3. 3 to streak across (lightning, meteor)
  4. 4 to pierce (a scream, searchlight)

Characters

划
huá
to scratch; to cut; to slash
破
pò
broken; to break
Literally 'slash broken' — 破 is a resultative complement showing the cutting action was successful.

Examples

一道闪电划破了夜空。
Yī dào shǎndiàn huápò le yèkōng.
A bolt of lightning streaked across the night sky.
他不小心划破了手指。
Tā bù xiǎoxīn huápò le shǒuzhǐ.
He accidentally cut his finger.

Stroke Order

划 huà
破 pò