破坏
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
破坏 (pòhuài) · to damage
破坏 (pòhuài) means “to damage; to destroy; damage”. It is written with 2 characters: 破 (broken) + 坏 (bad). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 破坏 is built
The characters
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)
坏 huài · bad
What 坏 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 不bù — not
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 不 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
不要破坏公园里的花草。Bù yào pòhuài gōngyuán li de huācǎo.Don't damage the plants in the park.
大雨破坏了很多路。Dà yǔ pòhuài le hěn duō lù.The heavy rain damaged many roads.
Questions about 破坏
What does 破坏 mean?
破坏 (pòhuài) means “to damage; to destroy; damage”.
How do you pronounce 破坏?
破坏 is pronounced pòhuài.
Which HSK level is 破坏?
破坏 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 打破dǎpòto break
- 破产pòchǎnto go bankrupt
- 破例pòlìto make an exception
- 突破tūpòto break through
- 破pòbroken
- 坏处huàichuharm
- 坏人huàirénbad person
- 败坏bàihuàito ruin
- 损坏sǔnhuàito damage
- 坏huàibad
Learn 破坏 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 51: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.