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破裂

pò liè

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

破裂 (pò liè) means "to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 破裂 means

1. to burst; to rupture
2. (of a relationship etc) to break down

The characters in 破裂

• 破pòbroken; damaged; worn out
• 裂lièto split; to crack; to break open

Example sentences

• 和谈再次破裂了。
  The peace talks failed again.
• 和平谈判再次破裂了。
  The peace talks failed again.
• 水从破裂的水管倾泻而出。
  Shuǐ cóng pòliè de shuǐguǎn qīngxiè ér chū.
  Water poured from the broken pipe.

Words starting with 破裂

• 破裂音pò liè yīn(linguistics; old) plosive; stop

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