Chinese word dictionary

破解

pòjiě · to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain; to unravel; to decipher; to decode; to crack (software)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified破解

Traditional破解

Pinyinpòjiě

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

破pò

to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy

解jiě

to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie

How to learn 破解

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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解决jiějué

to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)

了解liǎojiě

to understand; to realize; to find out

解释jiěshì

explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve; CL:個|个[ge4]

理解lǐjiě

to comprehend; to understand

破pò

broken; damaged; worn out; lousy; rotten; to break, split or cleave; to get rid of; to destroy; to break with; to defeat; to capture (a city etc); to expose the truth of

打破dǎpò

to break; to smash