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掰
bāi
1. to break off or break open sth with one's hands
2. (fig.) to break off (a relationship)
HSK 6 Common • Top 11% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

掰
bāi
to rip, to tear
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (10)

鸡掰
jībāi
(Taiwanese) cunt (Minnan: tsi-bai)
掰掰
bāibāi
bye-bye (loanword) (Tw)
掰开
bāikāi
to pull apart
机掰
jībāi
variant of [[雞掰|鸡掰<jībāi>]]
瞎掰
xiābāi
(coll.) to talk nonsense
掰扯
bāiche
to debate
掰手腕
bāishǒuwàn
arm wrestling
掰腕子
bāiwànzi
arm wrestling
分星掰两
fēnxīngbāiliǎng
punctilious
掰开揉碎
bāikāiróusuì
lit. to pull apart and knead to a pulp

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
4,252
Word Frequency Rank
9,137 of 84,292

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