打
破

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The word "打破" is formed by combining the character "打", meaning to hit or strike, with "破", meaning to break or broken, where the action denoted by the first character leads to the result expressed by the second, creating a compound verb that means to break something through force, as in breaking an object, barrier, or record.

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他打破了玻璃杯。

Tā dǎpò le bōlibēi.

He broke the glass.

科学家们打破了这项纪录。

Kēxuéjiāmen dǎpò le zhè xiàng jìlù.

The scientists broke this record.

这个发明打破了传统的思维模式。

Zhège fāmíng dǎpò le chuántǒng de sīwéi móshì.

This invention broke the traditional mode of thinking.

如果不打破常规，我们就无法创新。

Rúguǒ bù dǎpò chángguī, wǒmen jiù wúfǎ chuàngxīn.

If we don't break the routine, we cannot innovate.

他们的研究打破了学科之间的壁垒。

Tāmen de yánjiū dǎpò le xuékē zhījiān de bìlěi.

Their research broke down the barriers between academic disciplines.

Word Definition - 打破

dǎ pò to break; to smash

Individual Character Details

打 dá, dǎ
破 pò