破解

pòjiě

verb HSK 7 #8,698

Meanings

1 to crack; to decipher; to solve
2 to hack; to break (a code, password, etc.)

Characters

to break; to smash

to solve; to untie; to explain

Examples

警方终于破解了这个案件。

Jǐngfāng zhōngyú pòjiě le zhège ànjiàn.

The police finally cracked the case.

黑客破解了他的密码。

Hēikè pòjiě le tā de mìmǎ.

A hacker cracked his password.

科学家们正在试图破解这个谜题。

Kēxuéjiāmen zhèngzài shìtú pòjiě zhège mítí.

Scientists are trying to solve this puzzle.

Tips

usage

破解 works for both abstract problems (破解谜题, solve a puzzle) and technical contexts (破解密码, crack a password; 破解软件, crack software). In tech slang, 破解版 means 'cracked version' of software.

Stroke Order

破 pò

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