裂
liè
Pinyin

Definition

裂
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liè
  1. to split
  2. to crack
  3. to break open
  4. to rend

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

分裂
fēn liè
  1. 1 to split up
  2. 2 to divide
  3. 3 to break up
  4. 4 fission
  5. 5 schism
天崩地裂
tiān bēng dì liè
  1. 1 heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster
  2. 2 fig. violent revolution
  3. 3 major social upheaval
撕裂
sī liè
  1. 1 to rip apart
  2. 2 to tear
  3. 3 laceration
  4. 4 rent
裂
liè
  1. 1 to split
  2. 2 to crack
  3. 3 to break open
  4. 4 to rend
干裂
gān liè
  1. 1 (of dry soil, skin etc) to crack
  2. 2 to chap

Idioms (6)

四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
  1. 1 all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
  2. 2 complete lack of unity
  3. 3 to disintegrate
  4. 4 falling apart
  5. 5 to be at sixes and sevens
天崩地裂
tiān bēng dì liè
  1. 1 heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster
  2. 2 fig. violent revolution
  3. 3 major social upheaval
心胆俱裂
xīn dǎn jù liè
  1. 1 to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)
碎心裂胆
suì xīn liè dǎn
  1. 1 in mortal fear (idiom)
头痛欲裂
tóu tòng yù liè
  1. 1 to have a splitting headache (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我们分裂了自己的盟友，又怎样才能让这个计划行得通，你们怎么对付国际原子能组织？
wǒmen fēnliè le zìjǐ de méngyǒu ，yòu zěnyàng cái néng ràng zhège jìhuà xíngdetōng ，nǐmen zěnme duìfu guójì yuánzǐnéng zǔzhī ？
I don't know how the plan works by dividing our allies. What do you do with the IAEA?
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汝窑是中国五大名窑之一。汝窑瓷的釉色是淡淡的天青色，蓝中带绿，仔细看，有细细开片裂纹，各位同学可以上前来好好欣赏一下。
rǔyáo shì Zhōngguó wǔ dà míng yáo zhīyī 。rǔyáo cí de yòusè shì dàndànde tiānqīngsè ，lán zhōng dài lǜ ，zǐxì kàn ，yǒu xìxì kāipiàn lièwén ，gèwèi tóngxué kěyǐ shàngqiánlái hǎohǎo xīnshǎng yīxià 。
Ru Ware is one of China’s five famous kiln wares. Ru Ware’s glaze is a light cyan blue, blue with a little bit of green. Look carefully at the flaws opened up through it. Everyone can come up to the front and admire it.
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不规则的冰裂纹其实也很受欢迎，此外，随着陶器的使用，水温和季节的变化，记载了主人使用的痕迹，不是更添一分韵味吗？
bùguīzé de bīng lièwén qíshí yě hěn shòuhuānyíng ，cǐwài ，suízhe táoqì de shǐyòng ，shuǐwēn hé jìjié de biànhuà ，jìzǎi le zhǔrén shǐyòng de hénjì ，búshi gèng tiān yī fēn yùnwèi ma ？
The irregular “cracked ice” pattern is actually very popular too. Apart from this, as the item of pottery is used, with the change in water temperature and seasons, it records the traces of the owner’s use of it. Doesn’t that add a certain charm?
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这个开片裂纹细致规则，看着赏心悦目，我家那些茶器都带了茶渍，纹路也没这么好看。
zhège kāi piàn lièwén xìzhì guīzé ，kàn zhe shǎngxīnyuèmù ，wǒ jiā nàxiē chá qì dōu dài le chá zì ，wénlù yě méi zhème hǎokàn 。
The fine regularity in the flaws are really pleasing to the eye. The tea set I have at home is stained with tea, and the lines aren’t as pleasing to the eye.
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大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。故垒西边，人道是，三国周郎赤壁。乱石崩云，惊涛裂岸，卷起千堆雪。江山如画，一时多少豪杰。
dà jiāng dōng qù ，làng táo jìn ，qiān gǔ fēngliú rénwù 。gùlěi xībiān ，rén dào shì ，Sānguó Zhōu láng Chìbì 。luàn shí bēng yún ，jīng tāo liè àn ，juǎn qǐ qiān duī xuě 。jiāng shān rú huà ，yīshí duōshao háojié 。
The vast Yangtze gushes endlessly eastwards, who knows how many heroes have been dashed away by its flow. Westwards of the old camp, people say are the red cliffs were Zhou Yu defeated Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms Period. There, the ragged cliffs tower into the clouds, the terrifying waves seem to want to tear at the river banks, stirring up snow-white surf in the tens of thousands. The beautiful rivers and mountains are like a painting; but how many heroic figures have been born amid them?
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我并不赞同贫困一定会导致夫妻关系破裂，不过如果双方原本的家庭、经济条件相差太多，两人的价值观就可能有很大的差别。
wǒ bìngbù zàntóng pínkùn yīdìng huì dǎozhì fūqī guānxi pòliè ，bùguò rúguǒ shuāngfāng yuánběn de jiātíng 、jīngjì tiáojiàn xiāngchà tài duō ，liǎng rén de jiàzhíguān jiù kěnéng yǒu hěndà de chābié 。
I don't support the idea that poverty will drive couples to break up, however if there is too much of a discrepancy between their family and economic background, there will a big difference in their values.
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颈动脉破裂，失血过多死亡。
jǐngdòngmài pòliè ，shīxiěguòduō sǐwáng 。
The carotid artery was severed and he died due to excessive blood loss.
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我也不认识他。他说捡到了我的手机，上面有那种照片。他问我要十万块钱。要不然就把照片发到网上，让我身败名裂。
wǒ yě bù rènshi tā 。tā shuō jiǎndào le wǒ de shǒujī ，shàngmian yǒu nà zhǒng zhàopiàn 。tā wèn wǒ yào shí wàn kuàiqián 。yàoburán jiù bǎ zhàopiàn fā dào wǎngshàng ，ràng wǒ shēnbàimíngliè 。
I don't know who he is. He says he picked up my cell phone, and there were... those kinds of pictures on it. He told me he wanted 100,000 kuai. Otherwise he would post the pictures on the internet, and disgrace me.
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结果这座撑天的山就被撞塌了，半边天也塌了下来。天上出现了一个巨大的窟窿，大地也被震得四分五裂。
jiéguǒ zhè zuò chēng tiān de shān jiù bèi zhuàng tā le ，bànbiāntiān yě tā le xiàlai 。tiānshàng chūxiàn le yī gè jùdà de kūlong ，dàdì yě bèi zhèn de sìfēnwǔliè 。
As a result, this mountain which held up Heaven was toppled as well as half of the sky. A massive hole was left in the sky and the earth was shaken and split to pieces.
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裂口中喷出的火焰燃烧着人们的房屋和农作物。地下水也从缝隙中喷涌而出，淹没了大地。虎狼猛兽也跑下山来吞食人类。
lièkǒu zhōng pēn chū de huǒyàn ránshāo zhe rénmen de fángwū hé nóngzuòwù 。dìxiàshuǐ yě cóng fèngxì zhōng pēnyǒng érchū ，yānmò le dàdì 。hǔ láng měngshòu yě pǎo xià shān lái tūnshí rénlèi 。
The fire that rushed out of the gap burned the peoples' houses and crops. Water gushed from the cavity and flooded the earth. Tigers, wolves and beasts rushed down the mountain to devour the humans.
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