破
pò
broken
damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of
我的旧鞋子破了，该买新的了。
wǒ de jiù xié zi pò le，gāi mǎi xīn de le。
My old shoes are worn out; it's time to buy new ones.
警察终于破了这个难案。
jǐng chá zhōng yú pò le zhè ge nán àn。
The police finally cracked this difficult case.
Words with 破
刺破
cì pò
to puncture
突破
tū pò
to break through
鱼死网破
yú sǐ wǎng pò
lit. either the fish dies or the net splits
揭破
jiē pò
to uncover
破纪录
pò jì lù
to break a record
划破
huá pò
to cut open
破土
pò tǔ
to break ground
破烂
pò làn
worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged
侦破
zhēn pò
to investigate (as detective)
破费
pò fèi
to spend (money or time)
破产
pò chǎn
to go bankrupt
道破
dào pò
to expose