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突破

tū pò

HSK 3.0 · 5HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

tū pò · dat6 po3 (Jyutping)

  1. to break through
  2. to make a breakthrough
  3. to surmount (an obstacle)
  4. (sports) to break through the opponent's defense

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

突

Meaning
suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
Radical
穴
Strokes
9
Components
⿱穴犬
Cangjie
JCIK
Four-corner
3043.0

破

Meaning
break, ruin, destroy; rout
Radical
石
Strokes
10
Components
⿰石皮
Cangjie
MRDHE
Four-corner
1464.7

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