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破釜沉舟 (pò fǔ chén zhōu): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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破釜沉舟 (pò fǔ chén zhōu): Burn one's bridges — Meaning & Stroke Order

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破釜沉舟 consists of 4 characters.

cauldron, pot, kettle

to sink, to submerge, to be heavy

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Pinyinpò fǔ chén zhōu

Meaningburn one's bridges; cut off all means of retreat

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Word破釜沉舟

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Example Sentences with 破釜沉舟

Tā他

jué决

dìng定

pò破

fǔ釜

chén沉

zhōu舟

，

cí辞

diào掉

gōng工

zuò作

qù去

chuàng创

yè业

。

He decided to burn his bridges and quit his job to start a business.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 破釜沉舟.

Words with 破

打破dǎ pòHSK 5
破产pò chǎnHSK 5
破坏pò huàiHSK 5
破例pò lìHSK 6
突破tū pòHSK 6
破旧pò jiùHSK 7-9
破案pò ànHSK 7-9
破灭pò mièHSK 7-9

Words with 釜

釜山Fǔshān
釜底抽薪fǔ dǐ chōu xīn

Words with 沉

沉默chén mòHSK 5
沉思chén sīHSK 6
沉淀chén diànHSK 6
沉着chén zhuóHSK 6
沉重chén zhòngHSK 6
沉闷chén mènHSK 6
深沉shēn chénHSK 6
沉浸

Words with 舟

刻舟求剑kè zhōu qiú jiànHSK 7-9
同舟共济tóng zhōu gòng jìHSK 7-9
龙舟lóng zhōu

chén jìn

HSK 7-9