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割裂
gē liè
Pinyin
Definition
割裂
-
gē liè
to cut apart
to sever
to separate
to isolate
Character Decomposition
割
宀
一
二
丨
口
刂
裂
歹
刂
衣
Related Words
(20)
分裂
fēn liè
1
to split up
2
to divide
3
to break up
4
fission
5
schism
割
gē
1
to cut
2
to cut apart
割舍
gē shě
1
to give up
2
to part with
天崩地裂
tiān bēng dì liè
1
heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster
2
fig. violent revolution
3
major social upheaval
撕裂
sī liè
1
to rip apart
2
to tear
3
laceration
4
rent
裂
liè
1
to split
2
to crack
3
to break open
4
to rend
干裂
gān liè
1
(of dry soil, skin etc) to crack
2
to chap
交割
jiāo gē
1
delivery (commerce)
分割
fēn gē
1
to cut up
2
to break up
切割
qiē gē
1
to cut
割伤
gē shāng
1
to gash
2
to cut
3
gash
4
cut
割爱
gē ài
1
to part with sth cherished
2
to forsake
割断
gē duàn
1
to cut off
2
to sever
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
1
all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
2
complete lack of unity
3
to disintegrate
4
falling apart
5
to be at sixes and sevens
宰割
zǎi gē
1
to slaughter
2
(fig.) to ride roughshod over
3
to take advantage of (others)
心如刀割
xīn rú dāo gē
1
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)
2
to be torn with grief
收割
shōu gē
1
to harvest
2
to reap
3
to gather in crops
断裂
duàn liè
1
fracture
2
rupture
3
to break apart
决裂
jué liè
1
to rupture
2
to burst open
3
to break
4
to break off relations with
5
a rupture
爆裂
bào liè
1
to rupture
2
to burst
3
to explode
Idioms
(11)
任人宰割
rèn rén zǎi gē
1
to get trampled on (idiom)
2
to be taken advantage of
割股疗亲
gē gǔ liǎo qīn
1
to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom)
2
filial thigh-cutting
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
1
to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
2
to break all friendly ties
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
1
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
1
all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
2
complete lack of unity
3
to disintegrate
4
falling apart
5
to be at sixes and sevens
天崩地裂
tiān bēng dì liè
1
heaven falls and earth rends (idiom); rocked by a major disaster
2
fig. violent revolution
3
major social upheaval
心如刀割
xīn rú dāo gē
1
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom)
2
to be torn with grief
心胆俱裂
xīn dǎn jù liè
1
to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)
碎心裂胆
suì xīn liè dǎn
1
in mortal fear (idiom)
头痛欲裂
tóu tòng yù liè
1
to have a splitting headache (idiom)
发指眦裂
fà zhǐ zì liè
1
hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged
2
in a towering rage
Sample Sentences