chuò
  1. to pierce
  2. to break through

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刺破
  1. to puncture
  2. to pierce
戳破 chuō
  1. to puncture
  2. to pierce
  3. (fig.) to destroy (the facade concealing an unpleasant reality)
洞穿 dòngchuān
  1. to penetrate
  2. to pierce
  3. to see clearly
  4. to have an insight into
穿破 chuān
  1. to wear out (clothes)
  2. to pierce (a membrane etc)
我把襪子穿破了。

I've worn holes in my socks.

Source: Tatoeba

biān
  1. ancient stone acupuncture needle
  2. to criticize
  3. to pierce
划破 huá
  1. to cut open
  2. to rip
  3. to streak across (lightning, meteor etc)
  4. to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)
一道闪电划破天空。

A sharp crack of thunder split the sky.

Source: Tatoeba

  1. thumb
  2. to break
  3. to tear
  4. to pierce
  5. to split
  1. thorn
  2. sting
  3. thrust
  4. to prick
  5. to pierce
  6. to stab
  7. to assassinate
  8. to murder
湯姆企圖刺我。

Tom tried to stab me.

Source: Tatoeba

穿 chuān
  1. to wear
  2. to put on
  3. to dress
  4. to bore through
  5. to pierce
  6. to perforate
  7. to penetrate
  8. to pass through
  9. to thread
穿絲襪!

Wear silk socks!

Source: Tatoeba

纵贯 zòngguàn
  1. lit. warp string in weaving
  2. fig. vertical or north-south lines
  3. to pass through
  4. to cross lengthwise
  5. to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom)
突破
  1. to break through
  2. to make a breakthrough
  3. to surmount (an obstacle)
  4. (sports) to break through the opponent's defense
他們企圖突破敵軍的防線。

They attempted to break through the enemy line.

Source: Tatoeba

攻破 gōng
  1. to make a breakthrough
  2. to break through
  3. to breach (military)
kuì
  1. (bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike
  2. (bound form) to break through (a military encirclement)
  3. (bound form) to be routed; to be overrun; to fall to pieces
  4. (bound form) to fester; to ulcerate
冲垮 chōngkuǎ
  1. to burst
  2. to break through
  3. to topple
水流的强力把桥给冲垮了。

The flow of the water was strong enough to wash away the bridge.

Source: Tatoeba

破壁
  1. dilapidated wall
  2. to break through a wall
  3. (fig.) to break through
  4. (biotechnology) to disrupt cell walls
  5. cell disruption
chuǎng
  1. to rush
  2. to charge
  3. to dash
  4. to break through
  5. to temper oneself (through battling hardships)
  1. to dash
  2. to move forward quickly
  3. to bulge
  4. to protrude
  5. to break through
  6. to rush out
  7. sudden
  8. Taiwan pr.
時光流轉,死亡突降。

Time turns, death strikes.

Source: Tatoeba