破灭 meaning in English
to be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
Meaning of 破灭
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
pòmiè
- to be shattered
- to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
破灭 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他的希望渐渐破灭了。
His hopes faded.
Stroke order for each character
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破 pò · broken · 10 strokes
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灭 miè · to extinguish or put out · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 破灭.
| 破坏 | pòhuài | destruction; damage |
| 打破 | dǎpò | to break; to smash |
| 破产 | pòchǎn | to go bankrupt; to become impoverished |
| 突破 | tūpò | to break through; to make a breakthrough |
| 消灭 | xiāomiè | to put an end to; to annihilate |
| 毁灭 | huǐmiè | to perish; to ruin |
| 破解 | pòjiě | to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain |
| 破碎 | pòsuì | to smash to pieces; to shatter |
| 灭绝 | mièjué | to become extinct; to die out; to lose (sth abstract) completely |
| 灭亡 | mièwáng | to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate |
| 破裂 | pòliè | to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down |
| 破案 | pò'àn | to solve a criminal case |
Questions about 破灭
What does 破灭 mean?
破灭 (pòmiè) means "to be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 破灭?
破灭 is made of 2 characters: 破 (10 strokes), 灭 (5 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 破灭 an HSK word?
Yes. 破灭 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 破灭 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 破灭 is written 破滅.