打破

dǎpò

verb HSK 5 #2,968

Meanings

1 to break; to smash
2 to break (a record, a rule, silence)

Characters

to hit; to strike

to break; broken

Examples

HSK 3

他不小心打破了一个杯子。

Tā bù xiǎoxīn dǎpò le yī gè bēizi.

He accidentally broke a cup.

HSK 5

她打破了世界纪录。

Tā dǎpò le shìjiè jìlù.

She broke the world record.

HSK 5

我们需要打破传统的思维方式。

Wǒmen xūyào dǎpò chuántǒng de sīwéi fāngshì.

We need to break traditional ways of thinking.

Tips

usage

打破 works both literally (smash a glass) and figuratively (break a record, break the silence). 打破纪录 (break a record) and 打破沉默 (break the silence) are very common.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

破 pò