破約

破约
pòyuē
to break a promise

CEDICT

to break a promise or an agreement

Wiktionary

不履行彼此訂立的約定。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 破 pò
  1. broken
  2. damaged
  3. worn out
  4. lousy
  5. rotten
  6. to break, split or cleave
  7. to get rid of
  8. to destroy
  9. to break with
  10. to defeat
  11. to capture (a city etc)
  12. to expose the truth of
2 約 yuē
  1. to make an appointment
  2. to invite
  3. approximately
  4. pact
  5. treaty
  6. to economize
  7. to restrict
  8. to reduce (a fraction)
  9. concise

Related entries

失信 shīxìn to break a promise
他失信了，这让他妻子生气。

He broke his word, which made his wife angry.

Source: Tatoeba

毀約 huǐyuē
  1. to break a promise
  2. breach of contract
違約 wéiyuē
  1. to break a promise
  2. to violate an agreement
  3. to default (on a loan or contract)
說話不當話 shuōhuàbùdànghuà
  1. to fail to keep to one's word
  2. to break a promise
黃牛 huángniú
  1. ox; cattle
  2. scalper of tickets etc
  3. (dialect) to fail to show up
  4. (dialect) to break a promise