to break; to smash

dǎ pò

d+ǎ·3rd tonep+ò·4th tone

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There is milk all over the kitchen floor because my wife broke the bottle.

我老婆把瓶子打破了，把廚房弄得满地都是牛奶。

We must try to break the deadlock.

我们必须设法打破这个僵局。

Was it Jack that broke the window?

是傑克打破窗戶的嗎?

She broke the cup, too.

她也把杯子打破了。

It was yesterday that Jake broke this window.

是在昨天Jake打破了这扇窗。

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