撕破
sī pò
Pinyin

Definition

撕破
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sī pò
  1. to tear
  2. to rip

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
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)
打破
dǎ pò
  1. 1 to break
  2. 2 to smash
拿破仑
Ná pò lún
  1. 1 variant of 拿破崙|拿破仑[Ná pò lún]
撕
sī
  1. 1 to tear
撕扯
sī chě
  1. 1 to tear apart
撕掉
sī diào
  1. 1 to tear out (and throw away)
  2. 2 to rip away
撕破
sī pò
  1. 1 to tear
  2. 2 to rip
撕碎
sī suì
  1. 1 to tear to shreds
撕裂
sī liè
  1. 1 to rip apart
  2. 2 to tear
  3. 3 laceration
  4. 4 rent
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
  1. 1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
爆破
bào pò
  1. 1 to blow up
  2. 2 to demolish (using explosives)
  3. 3 dynamite
  4. 4 blast
看破
kàn pò
  1. 1 to see through
  2. 2 disillusioned with
  3. 3 to reject (the world of mortals)
破例
pò lì
  1. 1 to make an exception
破口大骂
pò kǒu dà mà
  1. 1 to abuse roundly
破天荒
pò tiān huāng
  1. 1 unprecedented
  2. 2 for the first time
  3. 3 never before
  4. 4 first ever
破戒
pò jiè
  1. 1 to violate a religious precept
  2. 2 to smoke or drink after giving up
破晓
pò xiǎo
  1. 1 daybreak
  2. 2 dawn

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)
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
破财免灾
pò cái miǎn zāi
  1. 1 a financial loss may prevent disaster (idiom)
破釜沉舟
pò fǔ chén zhōu
  1. 1 lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
  2. 2 to burn one's boats
破镜重圆
pò jìng chóng yuán
  1. 1 a shattered mirror put back together (idiom)
  2. 2 (of marriage) to pick up the pieces and start anew
  3. 3 for a separated couple to reconcile and reunite

Sample Sentences

我真没想到，家里四个孩子为了一点财产，撕破脸皮，手足之情都不要了。 那天他们在家里吵，气得我差点儿心脏病发作！
wǒ zhēn méixiǎngdào ，jiālǐ sì ge háizi wèile yīdiǎn cáichǎn ，sīpò liǎnpí ，shǒuzú zhī qíng dōu bù yào le 。 nà tiān tāmen zài jiāli chǎo ，qì de wǒ chàdiǎnr xīnzàngbìng fāzuò ！
I really had no idea. All four kids are willing to destroy their relationship just for a little bit of property. Once, I got so angry when they were fighting that I almost had a heart attack!
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跟人吵架就有面子了？我看这样撕破脸，大家都没面子。而且那么早就把别人闹醒，一点儿素质都没有！
gēn rén chǎojià jiù yǒu miànzi le ？wǒ kàn zhèyàng sīpòliǎn ，dàjiā dōu méi miànzi 。érqiě nàme zǎo jiù bǎ biérén nào xǐng ，yīdiǎnr sùzhì dōu méiyǒu ！
How dignified is it to argue with people? The way I see it, they showed no consideration for anyone's feelings. Everyone loses face. And waking other people up so early-- it's uncivilized.
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