HSK 5 vocabulary › 破坏
破坏
破坏 in English: destruction; damage
pò huài
destruction; damage
How to pronounce 破坏
pò huài (without tone marks: po huai). pò is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; huài is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 破坏
破 pò
broken; damaged; worn out
broken; damaged; worn out
坏 huài
bad; spoiled; broken
bad; spoiled; broken
Example sentences with 破坏
| 调查员却注意到展柜没有被破坏，说明取走文物的人熟悉内部程序。 | from The Mystery of the Museum Theft |
| 专家解释，有些植物依赖火灾打开种子，过早种植单一树种反而可能破坏自然恢复过程。 | from After the Wildfire |
Related words
| 坏 | huài | bad; spoiled | HSK 3 |
| 破 | pò | broken; damaged | HSK 4 |
| 破产 | pò chǎn | to go bankrupt; to become impoverished | HSK 5 |
| 破例 | pò lì | to make an exception | HSK 6 |
| 突破 | tū pò | to break through; to make a breakthrough | HSK 6 |
| 败坏 | bài huài | to ruin; to corrupt | HSK 6 |
| 损坏 | sǔn huài | to damage; to injure | HSK 6 |