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破除
pò chú
Pinyin
Definition
破除
-
pò chú
to eliminate
to do away with
to get rid of
Character Decomposition
破
石
皮
除
阝
人
干
小
Related Words
(20)
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
除了
chú le
1
besides
2
apart from (... also...)
3
in addition to
4
except (for)
除夕
Chú xī
1
lunar New Year's Eve
删除
shān chú
1
to delete
2
to cancel
剔除
tī chú
1
to reject
2
to discard
3
to get rid of
去除
qù chú
1
to remove
2
to dislodge
打破
dǎ pò
1
to break
2
to smash
拿破仑
Ná pò lún
1
variant of 拿破崙|拿破仑[Ná pò lún]
扫除
sǎo chú
1
to sweep
2
to clean with a brush
3
to sweep away (often fig.)
排除
pái chú
1
to eliminate
2
to remove
3
to exclude
4
to rule out
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
1
scattered and smashed (idiom)
消除
xiāo chú
1
to eliminate
2
to remove
清除
qīng chú
1
to clear away
2
to eliminate
3
to get rid of
看破
kàn pò
1
to see through
2
disillusioned with
3
to reject (the world of mortals)
破口大骂
pò kǒu dà mà
1
to abuse roundly
破坏
pò huài
1
destruction
2
damage
3
to wreck
4
to break
5
to destroy
破天荒
pò tiān huāng
1
unprecedented
2
for the first time
3
never before
4
first ever
破晓
pò xiǎo
1
daybreak
2
dawn
破洞
pò dòng
1
a hole
Idioms
(20)
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
剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
1
lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
2
to eradicate
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)
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
1
scattered and smashed (idiom)
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
1
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
2
to eliminate completely
曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún
1
there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
2
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
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
破罐破摔
pò guàn pò shuāi
1
lit. to smash a cracked pot (idiom); crazy despair in the face of a blemish, defect, error or setback
破旧立新
pò jiù lì xīn
1
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
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