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突破
tūpò
1. to break through
2. to make a breakthrough
3. to surmount or break the back of (a task etc)
4. (of ball sports) to break through a defense
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 5%

Character Breakdown

突
tū
sudden, abrupt, unexpected
HSK 3 9 丶
破
pò
to break, to rout; to ruin, to destroy
HSK 4 10 丶

Compound Words (1)

突破点
tūpòdiǎn
point of penetration (military)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
4,109 of 84,292