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破坏 (破壞)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

破坏 [pòhuài]
  1. 1. verb [建筑、环境、文物、公] destroy
  2. 2. verb [团结、社会秩序] undermine
  3. 3. verb [协定、法规、规章] violate
  4. 4. verb [计划] bring … down
  5. 5. verb [名誉] damage

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

破坏 [pòhuài]
  1. 1. destroy; wreck; devastate; damage; destruction
    破坏桥梁
    destroy a bridge
  2. 2. do great damage to; disrupt; sabotage; corrupt
    破坏生产
    sabotage production
    破坏团结
    disrupt unity; undermine unity
    破坏名誉
    damage sb.'s reputation
    破坏社会秩序
    undermine social order
    破坏人权
    violate human rights
    破坏和平
    breach of the peace
    警惕敌人的破坏活动
    guard against enemy sabotage
  3. 3. change (a social system, custom, etc.) completely or violently
    破坏旧世界,建设新世界。
    Destroy the old world and build a new one.
  4. 4. violate (an agreement, regulation, etc.); break
    破坏停战协定
    violate an armistice agreement
  5. 5. decompose; destroy (the composition of a substance)
    维生素C受热过度就会被破坏
    Vitamin C is destroyed when overheated.
  6. 6. noun rupture

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

破坏 [pòhuài]
  1. 1. 使受到损坏或损害
    破坏道路
    破坏他人的幸福。
  2. 2. 变革;清除
    破坏旧世界。
  3. 3. 不遵守;违反
    破坏规章制度
    破坏协议。
  4. 4. 跟"毁坏"意义有所不同。"破坏"都是指人为的;"毁坏"可指人为的,也可指自然造成的。

Examples

处心积虑地破坏革命队伍的团结
be bent on undermining the unity of the revolutionary ranks
提防恐怖主义分子的破坏
guard against sabotage by terrorists
这座在战争中惨遭破坏的城市已经复原。
The city, which was destroyed in the war, has been restored.
破坏生产
sabotage production
破坏名誉
damage sb.'s reputation
破坏人权
violate human rights

Collocations

破坏生产
to sabotage production
破坏规矩
to break rules
故意破坏
to intentionally break
严重破坏
to seriously break something
破坏
damage
造成破坏
to result in breakage
破坏行为
damage
破坏作用
destructive

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