破

• 拼音: pò
• 汉字拆解: 破 = 石 (stone) + 皮 (skin), suggesting something hard breaking through a surface

含义

Broken; damaged; to break; to tear. Describes something that is damaged, worn out, or no longer intact.

A very common word with multiple uses. As an adjective, it means broken or shabby (破衣服 = ragged clothes, 破房子 = run-down house). As a verb, it means to break or crack (打破 = to smash). Also used figuratively: 破纪录 (break a record), 破例 (make an exception). Colloquially, 破 can express contempt (这破手机 = this lousy phone).

例句

1. 杯子破了，小心别被玻璃划伤。
2. 这件衣服已经破了，不能穿了。
3. 他打破了学校的跑步纪录。

用法指南

语境: daily life, description

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 窗户的玻璃破了。(The window glass is broken.)
• 她打破了世界纪录！(She broke the world record!)

错误说法

• 我的心情很破。(Don't use 破 to describe mood — 破 is for physical objects or records. For a bad mood, say 心情很差 or 心情不好.)

起源与历史

Composed of 石 (stone) and 皮 (skin). The original meaning was to split or crack open — something hard breaking through a surface.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal