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破灭 (pò miè): Shatter / collapse / be shattered (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
破 • pò • break • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
pò
破
break
灭 • miè • to extinguish, to put out • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
miè
灭
to extinguish, to put out
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 破灭.
Words with
破
打破
dǎ pò
to break; to smash
破产
pò chǎn
to go bankrupt; go broke; become insolvent
破坏
pò huài
destroy; wreck; ruin
破例
pò lì
break a rule; make an exception
突破
tū pò
break through; surmount
破旧
pò jiù
dilapidated / old / run-down
破案
pò àn
solve a case
破碎
pò suì
break / shatter
Words with
灭
扑灭
pū miè
to extinguish; to put out (a fire); to stamp out
毁灭
huǐ miè
destroy; exterminate; ruin
消灭
xiāo miè
perish; die out; annihilate
灭亡
miè wáng
be destroyed; become extinct; die out
熄灭
xī miè
extinguish; quench; put out
歼灭
jiān miè
To annihilate / to exterminate
灭绝
miè jué
extinction / die out
剿灭
jiǎo miè
to wipe out, to exterminate
4.
How to Use 破灭 in Sentences
Subject + Verb
xī
希
wàng
望
pò
破
miè
灭
neutral
hope is shattered
mèng
梦
xiǎng
想
pò
破
miè
灭
neutral
dream is shattered
huàn
幻
xiǎng
想
pò
破
miè
灭
neutral
illusion is shattered
Adverb + Verb
with
彻底
chè
彻
dǐ
底
pò
破
miè
灭
5.
Example Sentences with 破灭
tā
他
de
的
mèng
梦
xiǎng
想
pò
破
miè
灭
le
neutral
completely shattered
了
。
His dream was shattered.
tā
他
chéng
成
wéi
为
zhí
职
yè
业
yùn
运
dòng
动
yuán
员
de
的
mèng
梦
xiǎng
想
，
yīn
因
yí
一
cì
次
zhòng
重
shāng
伤
ér
而
chè
彻
dǐ
底
pò
破
miè
灭
le
了
。
His dream of becoming a professional athlete was completely shattered by a serious injury.
suí
随
zhe
着
tán
谈
pàn
判
de
的
pò
破
liè
裂
，
shuāng
双
fāng
方
dá
达
chéng
成
hé
和
jiě
解
de
的
xī
希
wàng
望
zuì
最
zhōng
终
pò
破
miè
灭
le
了
。
With the breakdown of negotiations, the hope for a settlement between the two parties ultimately collapsed.
nán
难
dào
道
nǐ
你
duì
对
wèi
未
lái
来
de
的
suǒ
所
yǒu
有
měi
美
hǎo
好
chōng
憧
jǐng
憬
jiù
就
zhè
这
yàng
样
qīng
轻
yì
易
pò
破
miè
灭
le
了
ma
吗
？
Have all your beautiful aspirations for the future been shattered so easily?
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
zāo
遭
yù
遇
le
了
cuò
挫
zhé
折
，
dàn
但
tā
他
xīn
心
zhōng
中
de
的
xìn
信
niàn
念
cóng
从
wèi
未
pò
破
miè
灭
guò
过
。
Despite setbacks, the belief in his heart has never been shattered.
