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破坏 pòhuài

破坏 pòhuài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 5 English Translations of the word 破坏 pòhuài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
pòhuài | po4 huai4
English translation
destruction
damage
to wreck
to break
to destroy

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Traditional form

破壞

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 破坏 pòhuài

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Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Shí represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Shí

Positional decomposition

石皮

Number of Strokes

10
huài

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of huài . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and huái represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

土不

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 破坏 pòhuài

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shuí dōu 知道 zhīdào 破坏 pòhuài 容易 róngyì 建设 jiànshè nán .

It is proverbially easier to destroy than to construct.

破坏 pòhuài 公物 gōng wù zhě yòng Dāo 划破 huá pò le 那些 nà xiē 绘画 huì huà 作品 zuòpǐn .

Vandals slashed the paintings with knives.

啊呀 ā yā , 糟糕 zāogāo . ” xiǎng , 意识 yìshí dào 自己 zìjǐ 这个 zhè ge 惊喜 jīng xǐ gěi 破坏 pòhuài diào le .

'Oops, that's torn it,'she thought, as she realized she'd ruined the surprise.

kān 之下 zhī xià , zhè shì 普通 pǔ tōng de 破坏 pòhuài 公物 gōng wù ,图像 tú xiàng 带有 dài yǒu 政治 zhèngzhì 意味 yì wèi .

This is not normal vandalism but it comes with political intention.

假如 jiǎrú 会谈 huì tán bèi 糟糕 zāogāo de 餐馆 cān guǎn 效劳 xiào láo 破坏 pòhuài le le bàn ?

What if your meeting seems to hindered by bad restaurant service?

破坏 pòhuài Decomposition

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破坏 pòhuài Compounds

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