突破
tū​pò HSK5

surmount

突破 tū​pò
surmount verb
to overcome an obstacle or exceed a numerical limit or record

他的表现突破了世界纪录。

tā de biǎo​xiàn tū​pò le shì​jiè jì​lù.

His performance broke the world record.

penetrate verb
to break through an opponent's defense in a sports context

前锋带球突破，准备射门。

qián​fēng dài qiú tū​pò, zhǔn​bèi shè​mén.

The forward broke through with the ball and prepared to shoot.

breakthrough verb
a significant or creative advancement or development, especially in science, art, or technology

Frequency
Movie subtitles
15.2 per million appears in 6% of films
Written text
95.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 5

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICTAI-generated definitions
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)