破裂 meaning in English

pòliè

to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down

HSK 7-9verb22 strokes

Meaning of 破裂

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

pòliè
  1. to burst; to rupture
  2. (of a relationship etc) to break down

破裂 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

和hé谈tán再zài次cì破pò裂liè了le。
The peace talks failed again.
水shuǐ从cóng破pò裂liè的de水shuǐ管guǎn倾qīng泻xiè而ér出chū。
Water poured from the broken pipe.

Stroke order for each character

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破 pò · broken · 10 strokes

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裂 liè · to split · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 破裂.

破坏pòhuàidestruction; damage
打破dǎpòto break; to smash
破产pòchǎnto go bankrupt; to become impoverished
突破tūpòto break through; to make a breakthrough
分裂fēnlièto split up; to divide
破解pòjiěto break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain
破碎pòsuìto smash to pieces; to shatter
破案pò'ànto solve a criminal case
裂缝lièfèngcrack; crevice
断裂duànlièfracture; rupture
破灭pòmièto be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)
破旧pòjiùshabby

Questions about 破裂

What does 破裂 mean?

破裂 (pòliè) means "to burst; to rupture; (of a relationship etc) to break down" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 破裂?

破裂 is made of 2 characters: 破 (10 strokes), 裂 (12 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.

Is 破裂 an HSK word?

Yes. 破裂 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.