破坏

• 拼音: pò huài
• 汉字拆解: 破 = 石 (stone) + 皮 (skin), to break; 坏 = 土 (earth) + 不 (not) variant, meaning damaged or bad

含义

To destroy; to damage; to sabotage. To cause harm to something, making it unable to function or exist as before.

Can be used for both physical destruction (破坏建筑 = destroy a building) and abstract damage (破坏关系 = ruin a relationship, 破坏规则 = violate rules, 破坏环境 = damage the environment). Carries a strongly negative connotation — it implies intentional or serious harm. Often appears in news and formal contexts.

例句

1. 不要破坏公园里的花草树木。
2. 这场大雨破坏了很多农田。
3. 他的行为破坏了我们之间的信任。

用法指南

语境: environment, relationships, news

语气: serious

正确说法

• 工厂排放的废水破坏了河里的环境。(The wastewater from the factory damaged the river environment.)
• 请不要破坏公共设施。(Please do not damage public facilities.)

错误说法

• 我不小心破坏了这杯水。(Don't use 破坏 for accidentally spilling water — 破坏 implies serious damage. Say 我不小心把水洒了.)

起源与历史

破 means to break; 坏 means bad or damaged. Together they intensify the meaning to deliberate or severe destruction.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal