碎 meaning in English

suì

(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered

HSK 5adjective13 strokes

Meaning of 碎

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

suì

(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble
broken; fragmentary; scattered
garrulous

How to use 碎

碎 often comes after an action verb to show the result, as in 打碎 (dǎsuì) or 撕碎 (sīsuì). It can also describe things that are small and scattered, like 碎片 (suìpiàn) fragments. Example: 杯子碎了。(Bēizi suì le.) The cup broke.

碎 has 石 (shí, stone) on the left and 卒 (zú) on the right. Picture a stone smashed into small bits, and you have 碎, broken into pieces.

Common mistake: Learners often use 破 (pò) and 碎 as if they were the same. 破 can mean torn or cracked, while 碎 means broken into many small pieces. Also keep the fourth tone in suì, not suí.

碎 in example sentences

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

厨chú师shī把bǎ肉ròu切qiè碎suì了le。

The cook chopped the meat.

他tā叫jiào了le一yī盘pán杂zá碎suì。

He ordered a chop suey.

她tā把bǎ信xìn成chéng碎suì片piàn。

She tore the letter into pieces.

花huā瓶píng被bèi打dǎ碎suì了le。

The vase was shattered.

花huā瓶píng被bèi摔shuāi成chéng了le碎suì片piàn。

The vase was broken to pieces.

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碎 suì · to break into pieces · 13 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 碎.

粉碎	fěnsuì	to crush; to smash; to shatter
破碎	pòsuì	to smash to pieces; to shatter
碎片	suìpiàn	chip; fragment; splinter; tatter
心碎	xīnsuì	heartbroken; extreme depth of sorrow
打碎	dǎsuì	to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces
撕碎	sīsuì	to tear to shreds
杂碎	zásui	offal; cooked minced offal
砸碎	zásuì	to pulverize; to smash to bits
支离破碎	zhīlípòsuì	scattered and smashed (idiom)
碎石	suìshí	gravel; crushed rock; rock debris
粉身碎骨	fěnshēnsuìgǔ	(lit.) torn body and crushed bones (idiom); (fig.) to die horribly; to sacrifice one's lif
碎尸万段	suìshīwànduàn	(idiom) to cut up sb's body into thousands of pieces (a hyperbolic threat)

Questions about 碎

What does 碎 mean?

碎 (suì) means "(transitive or intransitive) to break into pieces; to shatter; to crumble; broken; fragmentary; scattered" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 碎?

碎 is made of 1 character: 碎 (13 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 碎 an HSK word?

Yes. 碎 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What does 碎碎念 mean?

碎碎念 (suìsuìniàn) means to nag or mutter on and on about small things. It uses the garrulous sense of 碎. It is informal and common in everyday speech.

Can 碎 describe money or time?

Yes. 碎钱 (suìqián) means small change, and 碎片时间 (suìpiàn shíjiān) means scattered bits of free time. In both, 碎 means small and fragmentary.