破坏 pòhuài HSK3 break Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 破坏 (破壞) pòhuài break verb to violate or disrupt rules, laws, agreements, or a harmonious state 我们不能为了个人利益而破坏规矩。 wǒmen bù néng wèi le gèrén lìyì ér pòhuài guīju. We cannot break the rules for personal gain. destroy verb to physically damage, wreck, or cause the destruction of a structure or object 这场地震破坏了城市的大部分建筑。 zhè cháng dìzhèn pòhuài le chéngshì de dàbùfen jiànzhù. The earthquake destroyed most of the city's buildings. Frequency Movie subtitles 72.2 per million appears in 25% of films Written text 70.7 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
破坏 (破壞) pòhuài break verb to violate or disrupt rules, laws, agreements, or a harmonious state 我们不能为了个人利益而破坏规矩。 wǒmen bù néng wèi le gèrén lìyì ér pòhuài guīju. We cannot break the rules for personal gain. destroy verb to physically damage, wreck, or cause the destruction of a structure or object 这场地震破坏了城市的大部分建筑。 zhè cháng dìzhèn pòhuài le chéngshì de dàbùfen jiànzhù. The earthquake destroyed most of the city's buildings. Frequency Movie subtitles 72.2 per million appears in 25% of films Written text 70.7 per million Details HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)