摆脱 擺脫 bǎi tuō to break away from / to cast off (old ideas etc) / to get rid of / to break away (from) / to break out (of) / to free oneself from / to extricate oneself syn 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone) syn 突破 tū pò to break through / to make a breakthrough / to surmount (an obstacle) / (sports) to break through the opponent's defense 午休 wǔ xiū noon break / lunch break / lunchtime nap 突围 突圍 tū wéi to break a siege / to break out of an enclosure syn 决裂 決裂 jué liè to rupture / to burst open / to break / to break off relations with / a rupture 绝交 絕交 jué jiāo to break off relations / to break with sb syn 破土 pò tǔ to break ground / to start digging / to plough / to break through the ground (of seedling) / fig. the start of a building project syn 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn to start sth new or original (idiom) / to break a new path / to break fresh ground syn 破 pò broken / damaged / worn out / lousy / rotten / to break, split or cleave / to get rid of / to destroy / to break with / to defeat / to capture (a city etc) / to expose the truth of syn 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) syn 溃 潰 kuì (bound form) (of floodwaters) to break through a dam or dike / (bound form) to break through (a military encirclement) / (bound form) to be routed / to be overrun / to fall to pieces / (bound form) to fester / to ulcerate syn 打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 发生 發生 fā shēng to happen / to occur / to take place / to break out syn 破坏 破壞 pò huài destruction / damage / to wreck / to break / to destroy syn 分手 fēn shǒu to part company / to split up / to break up syn 击 擊 jī to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2] syn 解 jiě to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection syn 打破 dǎ pò to break / to smash syn 爆发 爆發 bào fā to break out / to erupt / to explode / to burst out syn 放屁 fàng pì to fart / to break wind / to talk nonsense / Utter rubbish! syn 违法 違法 wéi fǎ illegal / to break the law syn 发作 發作 fā zuò to flare up / to break out syn 脱离 脫離 tuō lí to separate oneself from / to break away from / diastasis (medicine) / abscission / abjunction (botany) syn 骨折 gǔ zhé to suffer a fracture / (of a bone) to break / fracture 分裂 fēn liè to split up / to divide / to break up / fission / schism syn 越狱 越獄 yuè yù to break out of prison / to jailbreak (an iOS device etc) 打碎 dǎ suì to shatter / to smash / to break into pieces syn 犯规 犯規 fàn guī to break the rules / an illegality / a foul syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 犯法 fàn fǎ to break the law syn 分成 fēn chéng to divide (into) / to split a bonus / to break into / tenths / percentage allotment syn 破裂 pò liè to burst / to rupture / (of a relationship etc) to break down syn 瘫痪 癱瘓 tān huàn (medicine) to suffer paralysis / (fig.) to be paralyzed / to break down / to come to a standstill syn 中止 zhōng zhǐ to cease / to suspend / to break off / to stop / to discontinue syn 破解 pò jiě to break (a bond, constraint etc) / to explain / to unravel / to decipher / to decode / to crack (software) 分解 fēn jiě to resolve / to decompose / to break down syn 断绝 斷絕 duàn jué to sever / to break off syn 折断 折斷 zhé duàn to snap sth off / to break syn 拆散 chāi sàn to break up (a marriage, family etc) syn 食言 shí yán to break one's promise syn 春假 chūn jià spring break 抛锚 拋錨 pāo máo to drop anchor / (fig.) (of a car etc) to break down syn 断裂 斷裂 duàn liè fracture / rupture / to break apart syn 瓦解 wǎ jiě to collapse / to disintegrate / to crumble / to disrupt / to break up syn 肢解 zhī jiě to dismember / (fig.) to break into parts syn 侦破 偵破 zhēn pò to investigate (as detective) / to solve (crime) / to uncover (a plot) / to sniff out / to break in and analyze / detective work / to scout syn 间断 間斷 jiàn duàn disconnected / interrupted / suspended / a gap / a break syn 停顿 停頓 tíng dùn to halt / to break off / pause (in speech) syn 失恋 失戀 shī liàn to lose one's love / to break up (in a romantic relationship) / to feel jilted 违章 違章 wéi zhāng to break the rules / to violate regulations syn 出毛病 chū máo bìng a problem appears / to break down 解体 解體 jiě tǐ to break up into components / to disintegrate / to collapse / to crumble syn 刷新 shuā xīn to renovate / to refurbish / to refresh (computer window) / to write a new page (in history) / to break (a record) syn 断开 斷開 duàn kāi to break / to sever / to turn off (electric switch) 开拓 開拓 kāi tuò to break new ground (for agriculture) / to open up (a new seam) / to develop (border regions) / fig. to open up (new horizons) syn 截断 截斷 jié duàn to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate 分割 fēn gē to cut up / to break up syn 破获 破獲 pò huò to uncover (a criminal plot) / to break open and capture syn 攻破 gōng pò to make a breakthrough / to break through / to breach (military) syn 违约 違約 wéi yuē to break a promise / to violate an agreement / to default (on a loan or contract) syn 爆出 bào chū to burst out / to appear unexpectedly / to break (media story) syn 累垮 lèi kuǎ to collapse / to be worn out / to break down 毁约 毀約 huǐ yuē to break a promise / breach of contract 破处 破處 pò chǔ to break the hymen / to lose virginity 不欢而散 不歡而散 bù huān ér sàn to part on bad terms / (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord 不息 bù xī continually / without a break / ceaselessly syn 绝迹 絕跡 jué jì to be eradicated / to vanish / extinct / to break off relations syn 散伙 sàn huǒ to disband / (of a partnership, group etc) to break up syn 裂变 裂變 liè biàn (physics) to undergo nuclear fission / (fig.) to break apart, forming smaller units / to fragment 断交 斷交 duàn jiāo to end a relationship / to break off diplomatic ties syn 吞吞吐吐 tūn tūn tǔ tǔ to hum and haw (idiom) / to mumble as if hiding sth / to speak and break off, then start again / to hold sth back syn 磨合 mó hé to break in / to wear in 冲锋陷阵 衝鋒陷陣 chōng fēng xiàn zhèn to charge and break through enemy lines syn 快攻 kuài gōng fast break / quick attack (ball sports) 脱出 脫出 tuō chū to break away / to extricate / to escape / to leave the confines of syn 为非作歹 為非作歹 wéi fēi zuò dǎi to break the law and commit crimes (idiom) / malefactor / evildoer / to perpetrate outrages syn 违纪 違紀 wéi jì lack of discipline / to break a rule / to violate discipline / to breach a principle syn 动土 動土 dòng tǔ to break ground (prior to building sth) / to start building syn 黄牛 黃牛 huáng niú ox / cattle / scalper of tickets etc / (dialect) to fail to show up / (dialect) to break a promise syn 失信 shī xìn to break a promise syn 勃发 勃發 bó fā to sprout up / to flourish / (of war etc) to break out / rapid growth 违例 違例 wéi lì to break the rules 破格 pò gé to break the rule / to make an exception syn 拔腿 bá tuǐ to break into a run syn 破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats syn 崩裂 bēng liè to rupture / to burst open / to break up syn 煞笔 煞筆 shā bǐ to stop one's pen / to break off writing / final remarks (at the end of a book or article) syn 打散 dǎ sàn to scatter / to break sth up / to beat (an egg) syn 劫狱 劫獄 jié yù to break into jail / to forcibly release prisoners 暴发 暴發 bào fā to break out (of disease etc) / to suddenly get rich (or prominent) syn 休憩 xiū qì to rest / to relax / to take a break syn 高抬贵手 高抬貴手 gāo tái guì shǒu to be generous (idiom) / to be magnanimous / Give me a break! syn 保底 bǎo dǐ to break even / to guarantee a minimum (salary etc) 违法乱纪 違法亂紀 wéi fǎ luàn jì to break the law and violate the rules (idiom) / misconduct syn 偷闲 偷閒 tōu xián to snatch a moment of leisure / to take a break from work syn 够本 夠本 gòu běn to break even / to get one's money's worth syn 细分 細分 xì fēn to divide (into subgroups etc) / to break down (into subcategories, subprocesses etc) syn 化整为零 化整為零 huà zhěng wéi líng to break up the whole into pieces (idiom) / dealing with things one by one / divide and conquer 