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突破

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HSK 6 2-character word

What 突破 means

1. to break through
2. to make a breakthrough
3. to surmount (an obstacle)
4. sportsto break through the opponent's defense

The characters in 突破

• 突tūto dash; to move forward quickly; to bulge
• 破pòbroken; damaged; worn out

Example sentences

• 他们企图突破敌军的防线。
  They attempted to break through the enemy line.
• 他在自然地理科学界取得了突破性的成果。
  He did pioneering work in the field of physical geography.
• 多数科学突破只不过是发现了显而易见的事。
  Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the discovery of the obvious.

Words starting with 突破

• 突破口tū pò kǒubreach; gap; breakthrough point
• 突破性tū pò xìnggroundbreaking
• 突破点tū pò diǎnpoint of penetration (military); breakthrough
• 突破瓶颈tū pò píng jǐngto make a breakthrough