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破折号
pò zhé hào
Pinyin
Definition
破折号
-
pò zhé hào
dash
Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash)
Character Decomposition
破
石
皮
折
扌
斤
号
口
一
㇉
Related Words
(20)
折
shé
1
to break (e.g. stick or bone)
2
a loss
折磨
zhé mó
1
to torment
2
to torture
折腾
zhē teng
1
to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
2
to repeat sth over and over again
3
to torment sb
4
to play crazy
5
to squander (time, money)
挫折
cuò zhé
1
setback
2
reverse
3
check
4
defeat
5
frustration
6
disappointment
7
to frustrate
8
to discourage
9
to set sb back
10
to blunt
11
to subdue
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
破坏
pò huài
1
destruction
2
damage
3
to wreck
4
to break
5
to destroy
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
不折不扣
bù zhé bù kòu
1
a hundred percent
2
to the letter
3
out-and-out
划破
huá pò
1
to cut open
2
to rip
3
to streak across (lightning, meteor etc)
4
to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)
周折
zhōu zhé
1
twists and turns
2
vicissitude
3
complication
4
difficulty
5
effort
6
CL:番[fān]
夭折
yāo zhé
1
to die young or prematurely
2
to come to a premature end
3
to be aborted prematurely
存折
cún zhé
1
passbook
2
bankbook
打折
dǎ zhé
1
to give a discount
打破
dǎ pò
1
to break
2
to smash
折合
zhé hé
1
to convert into
2
to amount to
3
to be equivalent to
折寿
zhé shòu
1
to have one's life shortened (by excesses etc)
折射
zhé shè
1
to refract
2
refraction
3
to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)
折扣
zhé kòu
1
discount
折断
zhé duàn
1
to snap sth off
2
to break
折服
zhé fú
1
to convince
2
to subdue
3
to be convinced
4
to be bowled over
Idioms
(20)
一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
1
to split sth into two (idiom)
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
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
1
like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
2
with irresistible force
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
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)
折节读书
zhé jié dú shū
1
to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
1
scattered and smashed (idiom)
朱云折槛
Zhū Yún zhē kǎn
1
Mr Zhu Yun breaks the railing (idiom); to challenge and admonish boldly
百折不挠
bǎi zhé bù náo
1
to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)
2
to be undaunted by repeated setbacks
3
to be indomitable
盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé
1
lit. windy and circuitous
2
difficult (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
破涕为笑
pò tì wéi xiào
1
to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì
1
lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng
1
lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破绽百出
pò zhàn bǎi chū
1
lit. one hundred splits (idiom); fig. full of mistakes (of speech or written article)
破茧成蝶
pò jiǎn chéng dié
1
lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
2
fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle
3
to get to a better place after going through difficult period
Sample Sentences