破格
pò gé
Pinyin

Definition

破格
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pò gé
  1. to break the rule
  2. to make an exception

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人格
rén gé
  1. 1 personality
  2. 2 integrity
  3. 3 dignity
价格
jià gé
  1. 1 price
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
性格
xìng gé
  1. 1 nature
  2. 2 disposition
  3. 3 temperament
  4. 4 character
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
格外
gé wài
  1. 1 especially
  2. 2 particularly
格格
gé ge
  1. 1 princess (loanword from Manchu, used in the Qing Dynasty)
破
pò
  1. 1 broken
  2. 2 damaged
  3. 3 worn out
  4. 4 lousy
  5. 5 rotten
  6. 6 to break, split or cleave
  7. 7 to get rid of
  8. 8 to destroy
  9. 9 to break with
  10. 10 to defeat
  11. 11 to capture (a city etc)
  12. 12 to expose the truth of
破坏
pò huài
  1. 1 destruction
  2. 2 damage
  3. 3 to wreck
  4. 4 to break
  5. 5 to destroy
突破
tū pò
  1. 1 to break through
  2. 2 to make a breakthrough
  3. 3 to surmount or break the back of (a task etc)
  4. 4 (of ball sports) to break through a defense
资格
zī gé
  1. 1 qualifications
  2. 2 seniority
风格
fēng gé
  1. 1 style
出格
chū gé
  1. 1 to overstep the bounds of what is proper
  2. 2 to take sth too far
  3. 3 (of a measuring device) to go off the scale
划破
huá pò
  1. 1 to cut open
  2. 2 to rip
  3. 3 to streak across (lightning, meteor etc)
  4. 4 to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)
及格
jí gé
  1. 1 to pass an exam or a test
  2. 2 to meet a minimum standard
合格
hé gé
  1. 1 to meet the standard required
  2. 2 qualified
  3. 3 eligible (voter etc)
品格
pǐn gé
  1. 1 one's character
  2. 2 fret (on fingerboard of lute or guitar)
严格
yán gé
  1. 1 strict
  2. 2 stringent
  3. 3 tight
  4. 4 rigorous
定格
dìng gé
  1. 1 to fix
  2. 2 to confine to
  3. 3 freeze frame
  4. 4 stop motion (filmmaking)
布拉格
Bù lā gé
  1. 1 Prague, capital of Czech Republic
戳破
chuō pò
  1. 1 puncture
  2. 2 to expose
打破
dǎ pò
  1. 1 to break
  2. 2 to smash

Idioms (20)

一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
  1. 1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
  1. 1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
  2. 2 with irresistible force
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
  1. 1 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
  1. 1 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
  2. 2 radical transformation
家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng
  1. 1 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
  2. 2 destitute and homeless
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
  1. 1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
  1. 1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
格格不入
gé gé bù rù
  1. 1 (idiom) inharmonious
  2. 2 incompatible
格物致知
gé wù zhì zhī
  1. 1 to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
独树一格
dú shù yī gé
  1. 1 to have a unique style of one's own (idiom)
看破红尘
kān pò hóng chén
  1. 1 to see through the world of mortals (idiom, of Buddhist monk)
  2. 2 disillusioned with human society
  3. 3 to reject the world for a monastic life
破涕为笑
pò tì wéi xiào
  1. 1 to turn tears into laughter (idiom); to turn grief into happiness
破竹之势
pò zhú zhī shì
  1. 1 lit. a force to smash bamboo (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破竹建瓴
pò zhú jiàn líng
  1. 1 lit. smash bamboo, overturn water tank (idiom); fig. irresistible force
破绽百出
pò zhàn bǎi chū
  1. 1 lit. one hundred splits (idiom); fig. full of mistakes (of speech or written article)
破茧成蝶
pò jiǎn chéng dié
  1. 1 lit. to break through a cocoon and turn into a butterfly (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to emerge strong after a period of struggle
  3. 3 to get to a better place after going through difficult period
破罐破摔
pò guàn pò shuāi
  1. 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. 1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

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