打破

dǎpò

verb HSK 3 #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

他不小心打破了一个杯子。

Tā bù xiǎoxīn dǎpò le yī gè bēizi.

He accidentally broke a cup.

她打破了世界纪录。

Tā dǎpò le shìjiè jìlù.

She broke the world record.

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