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破体字
pò tǐ zi
Pinyin
Definition
破体字
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pò tǐ zi
non-standard or corrupted form of a Chinese character
Character Decomposition
破
石
皮
体
亻
木
一
字
宀
子
Related Words
(20)
名字
míng zi
1
name (of a person or thing)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
字
zì
1
letter
2
symbol
3
character
4
word
5
CL:個|个[gè]
6
courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
数字
shù zì
1
numeral
2
digit
3
number
4
figure
5
amount
6
digital (electronics etc)
7
CL:個|个[gè]
文字
wén zì
1
character
2
script
3
writing
4
written language
5
writing style
6
phraseology
7
CL:個|个[gè]
破
pò
1
broken
2
damaged
3
worn out
4
lousy
5
rotten
6
to break, split or cleave
7
to get rid of
8
to destroy
9
to break with
10
to defeat
11
to capture (a city etc)
12
to expose the truth of
突破
tū pò
1
to break through
2
to make a breakthrough
3
to surmount or break the back of (a task etc)
4
(of ball sports) to break through a defense
划破
huá pò
1
to cut open
2
to rip
3
to streak across (lightning, meteor etc)
4
to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)
十字
shí zì
1
cross road
2
cross-shaped
3
crucifix
4
the character ten
十字架
shí zì jià
1
cross
2
crucifix
3
yoke one has to endure
十字绣
shí zì xiù
1
cross-stitch
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
1
crossroads
2
intersection
字典
zì diǎn
1
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
2
CL:本[běn]
字幕
zì mù
1
caption
2
subtitle
字数
zì shù
1
number of written characters
2
number of words
3
word count
字样
zì yàng
1
model or template character
2
written slogan or phrase
3
mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
字母
zì mǔ
1
letter (of the alphabet)
2
CL:個|个[gè]
字眼
zì yǎn
1
wording
字号
zì hào
1
characters and numbers (as used in a code)
2
alphanumeric code
3
serial number
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
1
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
2
connotations
字迹
zì jì
1
handwriting
Idioms
(20)
一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
1
each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
1
to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
1
one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
2
(in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
3
each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
1
dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
2
concise and powerful style
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
1
one word says it all (idiom)
2
to hit the nail on the head
3
to be pithy and correct
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
1
lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
2
fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
3
it's either him or me
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
1
to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3
no sign of success yet
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
1
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
2
with irresistible force
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
1
the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
1
to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
2
radical transformation
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
1
every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
1
between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
2
connotations
家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng
1
family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
2
destitute and homeless
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
1
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
1
scattered and smashed (idiom)
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
1
to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
2
disillusioned with human society
3
to reject the world for a monastic life
Sample Sentences