擘

bò
  1. thumb
  2. to break
  3. to tear
  4. to pierce
  5. to split

CEDICT

  1. (literary or dialectal) to open; to spread
  2. (literary or dialectal) to split; to break; to tear (with one's fingers)
  3. (literary) thumb
  4. (literary, figurative) outstanding person
  5. outstanding person
  6. thumb
  7. to open; to spread
  8. to split; to break; to tear (with one's fingers)

Wiktionary

  1. 大拇指。
  2. 比喻特别优秀的人物。
  3. 分开、分裂。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

巨擘 jùbò
  1. (of a person) leading figure; authority (in a field)
  2. (of a company) giant; industry powerhouse
擘划 bòhuà
  1. to plan
  2. to arrange
擘画 bòhuà variant of 擘划 bòhuà
擘开 bòkāi to break open
擘饼 bòbǐng
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大拇哥 dàmǔgē
  1. thumb
  2. big toe
  3. USB flash drive
大拇指 dàmuzhǐ thumb
大指 dàzhǐ
  1. thumb
  2. big toe
拇 mǔ
  1. thumb
  2. big toe
拇指 mǔzhǐ
  1. thumb
  2. big toe
人的手有五个手指: 拇指、食指、中指、无名指和小指。

The hand has five fingers: the thumb, the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the pinky.

Source: Tatoeba

寸 cùn
  1. a unit of length
  2. inch
  3. thumb
天气预报说会下三英寸雪。

The weather report says we'll get three inches of snow.

Source: Tatoeba

折 zhé
  1. to break
  2. to fracture
  3. to snap
  4. to suffer loss
  5. to bend
  6. to twist
  7. to turn
  8. to change direction
  9. convinced
  10. to convert into (currency)
  11. discount
  12. rebate
  13. tenth (in price)
  14. classifier for theatrical scenes
  15. to fold
  16. accounts book
折被子。

Fold the quilt.

Source: Tatoeba

拗断 ǎoduàn (dialect) to break (by twisting, bending, snapping etc)
摧 cuī
  1. to break
  2. to destroy
  3. to devastate
  4. to ravage
  5. to repress
断 duàn
  1. to break
  2. to snap
  3. to cut off
  4. to give up or abstain from sth
  5. to judge
  6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. definitely
  8. decidedly
我的手臂斷了。

I broke my arm.

Source: Tatoeba

断开 duànkāi
  1. to break
  2. to sever
  3. to turn off (electric switch)
破解 pòjiě
  1. to break (a bond, constraint etc)
  2. to explain
  3. to unravel
  4. to decipher
  5. to decode
  6. to crack (software)
砸破 zápò
  1. to break
  2. to shatter
折 shé
  1. to snap
  2. to break (a stick, a bone etc)
  3. (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
折被子。

Fold the quilt.

Source: Tatoeba

折断 zhéduàn
  1. to snap sth off
  2. to break
我在一場交通意外中折斷了腿。

My leg was broken in a traffic accident.

Source: Tatoeba

炸碎 zhàsuì
  1. to destroy in an explosion
  2. to break (by bombing)
骨折 gǔzhé
  1. to suffer a fracture
  2. (of a bone) to break
  3. fracture
骨折的腿还没好。

The broken leg has not healed yet.

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坼 chè
  1. to crack
  2. to split
  3. to break
  4. to chap
弄坏 nònghuài
  1. to ruin
  2. to spoil
  3. to break
湯尼弄壞了它。

Tony broke it.

Source: Tatoeba

打断 dǎduàn
  1. to interrupt
  2. to break off
  3. to break (a bone)
她打斷了我。

She interrupted me.

Source: Tatoeba

击 jī
  1. to hit
  2. to strike
  3. to break
  4. Taiwan pr. jí
我們軍隊總是被遊擊隊騷擾。

Our troops were constantly attacked by the guerrillas.

Source: Tatoeba

决裂 juéliè
  1. to rupture
  2. to burst open
  3. to break
  4. to break off relations with
  5. a rupture
爆出 bàochū
  1. to burst out
  2. to appear unexpectedly
  3. to break (media story)
开戒 kāijiè
  1. to end abstinence
  2. to resume (drinking) after a break
  3. to break (a taboo)
破坏 pòhuài
  1. destruction
  2. damage
  3. to wreck
  4. to break
  5. to destroy
我认为考试破坏教育。

I think exams ruin education.

Source: Tatoeba

刷新 shuāxīn
  1. to renovate
  2. to refurbish
  3. to refresh (computer window)
  4. to write a new page (in history)
  5. to break (a record)
他刷新了百米短跑的世界紀錄。

His record is a new world record in the 100-meter dash.

Source: Tatoeba

撕 sī to tear
我撕开了信封。

I ripped the envelope open.

Source: Tatoeba

撕破 sīpò
  1. to tear
  2. to rip
這個釘子撕破了他的夾克。

The nail tore his jacket.

Source: Tatoeba

扯 chě
  1. to pull
  2. to tear
  3. (of cloth, thread etc) to buy
  4. to chat
  5. to gossip
  6. (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous
  7. hokey
我扯掉了自己的裤子。

I ripped my pants.

Source: Tatoeba

扒 bā
  1. to peel
  2. to skin
  3. to tear
  4. to pull down
  5. to cling to (sth on which one is climbing)
  6. to dig
我的信用卡在地铁上被扒了。

My credit card was stolen on the subway.

Source: Tatoeba

扯 chě
  1. variant of 扯 chě
  2. to pull
  3. to tear
我扯掉了自己的裤子。

I ripped my pants.

Source: Tatoeba

擉 chuò
  1. to pierce
  2. to break through
刺破 cìpò
  1. to puncture
  2. to pierce
戳破 chuōpò
  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 chuānpò
  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

砭 biān
  1. ancient stone acupuncture needle
  2. to criticize
  3. to pierce
划破 huápò
  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

刺 cì
  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)
均分 jūnfēn
  1. to split
  2. to divide equally
均分蛋糕有些難度。

Cutting a cake into equal pieces is rather difficult.

Source: Tatoeba

㧑 huī
  1. to split
  2. to direct
  3. to brandish
  4. humble
破开 pòkāi
  1. to split
  2. to cut open
裂 liè
  1. to split
  2. to crack
  3. to break open
  4. to rend
自來水管凍裂了。

The water pipes froze and then burst.

Source: Tatoeba

迸裂 bèngliè
  1. to split
  2. to crack
  3. to burst (open)
绽破 zhànpò
  1. to burst
  2. to split
捭 bò
  1. variant of 擘 bò
  2. to separate
  3. to split
解 jiě
  1. to divide
  2. to break up
  3. to split
  4. to separate
  5. to dissolve
  6. to solve
  7. to melt
  8. to remove
  9. to untie
  10. to loosen
  11. to open
  12. to emancipate
  13. to explain
  14. to understand
  15. to know
  16. a solution
  17. a dissection
我不理解你

I do not understand you.

I don't understand you.

Source: Tatoeba