打破
HSK 3 (2021)
打破 (dǎpò) · to break
打破 (dǎpò) means “to break”. It is written with 2 characters: 打 (to play (ball)) + 破 (broken). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 打破 is built
The characters
打 dǎ · to play (ball)
What 打 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 丁 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
破 pò · broken
What 破 is made of
- 石shí — stone
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 皮pí — skin
- 攴pū — to rap
Origin hint: 石 gives the meaning, 皮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他打破了世界纪录。Tā dǎpò le shìjiè jìlù.He broke the world record.
杯子被打破了。Bēizi bèi dǎpò le.The cup was broken.
Questions about 打破
What does 打破 mean?
打破 (dǎpò) means “to break”.
How do you pronounce 打破?
打破 is pronounced dǎpò.
Which HSK level is 打破?
打破 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 打车dǎchēto take a taxi
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 打球dǎqiúto play ball
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 打算dǎsuànto plan
- 打印dǎyìnto print
- 打听dǎtingto ask about
- 打败dǎbàito defeat
- 打雷dǎléito thunder
Learn 打破 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 27: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.