tū pò

HSK 5

突破 (tū pò) is a Chinese word meaning “to break through; to make a breakthrough; to surmount (an obstacle)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to break through
  2. 2to make a breakthrough
  3. 3to surmount (an obstacle)
  4. 4(sports) to break through the opponent's defense
Part of speech
verb, noun

Characters in 突破

突tū · to dash破pò · broken

Related words

突然sudden; abrupt; unexpected破broken破坏destruction打破to break; to smash冲突conflict破产to go bankrupt破案to solve a criminal case突出prominent破裂to burst; to rupture破烂worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged突发to occur suddenly突击sudden and violent attack

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