砸碎

zásuì

verb #18,305

Meanings

1 to smash
2 to shatter
3 to pulverize

Characters

to smash; to pound

broken; shattered

Examples

他一拳砸碎了窗户。

Tā yì quán zásuì le chuānghu.

He smashed the window with one punch.

花瓶掉在地上砸碎了。

Huāpíng diào zài dìshàng zásuì le.

The vase fell on the floor and shattered.

Tips

grammar

砸碎 is a resultative complement: 砸 (to smash) + 碎 (broken into pieces). The 碎 indicates the result of the smashing action.

Stroke Order

砸 zá

碎 suì