砸烂

砸爛

zálàn

verb #16,324

Meanings

1 to smash
2 to smash to pieces

Characters

to smash; to pound

rotten; broken; smashed

Examples

HSK 6

抗议者砸烂了商店的玻璃。

Kàngyìzhě zálàn le shāngdiàn de bōli.

The protesters smashed the store's glass.

HSK 7-9

他一怒之下砸烂了窗户。

Tā yīnùzhīxià zálàn le chuānghu.

In a fit of rage, he smashed the window.

Tips

grammar

砸 (to smash) + 烂 (broken/rotten) is a verb-result complement. 烂 describes the result of smashing. Similar patterns: 打碎 (hit + shattered), 踢破 (kick + broken).

Stroke Order

砸 zá

烂 làn