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 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands / (fig.) to break off (a relationship) syn 富贵病 富貴病 fù guì bìng rich person's ailment (needing expensive treatment and long recuperation) 偶然 ǒu rán incidentally / occasional / occasionally / by chance / randomly syn 应时 應時 yìng shí timely / occasional syn 偶见 偶見 ǒu jiàn to happen upon / to see incidentally / occasional / accidental 应景文件 應景文件 Occasional Papers 专题文件 專題文件 zhuān tí wén jiàn Occasional Papers 间歇性雇用协议 間歇性雇用協議 agreement for occasional employment 地牛翻身 dì niú fān shēn (Tw) (coll.) earthquake (According to a folk tale, earthquakes are caused by the occasional movements of an ox that lives under the earth.) 小作怡情，大作伤身 小作怡情，大作傷身 xiǎo zuō - yí qíng , dà zuō - shāng shēn an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情，大酌傷身|小酌怡情，大酌伤身[xiao3zhuo2-yi2qing2, da4zhuo2-shang1shen1]) 突破 tū pò to break through / to make a breakthrough / to surmount (an obstacle) / (sports) to break through the opponent's defense 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn to interrupt / to break off / to break (a bone) syn 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 午休 wǔ xiū noon break / lunch break / lunchtime nap 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 绝交 絕交 jué jiāo to break off relations / to break with sb 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 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 乱纪 亂紀 luàn jì to break the rules / to break discipline 摔断 摔斷 shuāi duàn to fall and break / to break (bones) by falling 破壁 pò bì dilapidated wall / to break through a wall / (fig.) to break through / (biotechnology) to disrupt cell walls / cell disruption 开戒 開戒 kāi jiè to end abstinence / to resume (drinking) after a break / to break (a taboo) 地层间断 地層間斷 stratigraphic break / break / stratigraphic gap 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 破解 pò jiě to break (a bond, constraint etc) / to explain / to unravel / to decipher / to decode / to crack (software) 刷新 shuā xīn to renovate / to refurbish / to refresh (computer window) / to write a new page (in history) / to break (a record) syn 违法 違法 wéi fǎ illegal / to break the law syn 分手 fēn shǒu to part company / to split up / to break up syn 打破 dǎ pò to break / to smash syn 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 爆发 爆發 bào fā to break out / to erupt / to explode / to burst out syn 脱离 脫離 tuō lí to separate oneself from / to break away from / diastasis (medicine) / abscission / abjunction (botany) syn 分页 分頁 fēn yè (computing) to insert a page break / to paginate / pagination / memory paging / tab (GUI element) 分成 fēn chéng to divide (into) / to split a bonus / to break into / tenths / percentage allotment syn 分割 fēn gē to cut up / to break up syn 分解 fēn jiě to resolve / to decompose / to break down syn 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn to cut short / to break off / to discontinue / to interrupt syn 发作 發作 fā zuò to flare up / to break out syn 分裂 fēn liè to split up / to divide / to break up / fission / schism syn 失恋 失戀 shī liàn to lose one's love / to break up (in a romantic relationship) / to feel jilted 停顿 停頓 tíng dùn to halt / to break off / pause (in speech) syn 破裂 pò liè to burst / to rupture / (of a relationship etc) to break down syn 细分 細分 xì fēn to divide (into subgroups etc) / to break down (into subcategories, subprocesses etc) syn 违章 違章 wéi zhāng to break the rules / to violate regulations syn 犯规 犯規 fàn guī to break the rules / an illegality / a foul syn 违约 違約 wéi yuē to break a promise / to violate an agreement / to default (on a loan or contract) syn 大关 大關 dà guān strategic pass / barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000) / instrument of torture used to break limbs 瘫痪 癱瘓 tān huàn (medicine) to suffer paralysis / (fig.) to be paralyzed / to break down / to come to a standstill syn 爆出 bào chū to burst out / to appear unexpectedly / to break (media story) syn 断裂 斷裂 duàn liè fracture / rupture / to break apart syn 骨折 gǔ zhé to suffer a fracture / (of a bone) to break / fracture 中止 zhōng zhǐ to cease / to suspend / to break off / to stop / to discontinue syn 违纪 違紀 wéi jì lack of discipline / to break a rule / to violate discipline / to breach a principle syn 破获 破獲 pò huò to uncover (a criminal plot) / to break open and capture syn 折断 折斷 zhé duàn to snap sth off / to break syn 出水 chū shuǐ to discharge water / to appear out of the water / to break the surface 放屁 fàng pì to fart / to break wind / to talk nonsense / Utter rubbish! syn 攻破 gōng pò to make a breakthrough / to break through / to breach (military) syn 瓦解 wǎ jiě to collapse / to disintegrate / to crumble / to disrupt / to break up 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 不息 bù xī continually / without a break / ceaselessly syn 断线 斷線 duàn xiàn (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break / (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued / (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected / cut off 冲入 衝入 chōng rù to rush into / to break into 断绝 斷絕 duàn jué to sever / to break off syn 断开 斷開 duàn kāi to break / to sever / to turn off (electric switch) 打碎 dǎ suì to shatter / to smash / to break into pieces syn 解体 解體 jiě tǐ to break up into components / to disintegrate / to collapse / to crumble syn 暴发 暴發 bào fā to break out (of disease etc) / to suddenly get rich (or prominent) syn 磨合 mó hé to break in / to wear in 黄牛 黃牛 huáng niú ox / cattle / scalper of tickets etc / (dialect) to fail to show up / (dialect) to break a promise syn 犯法 fàn fǎ to break the law syn 开打 開打 kāi dǎ (of a sports competition or match) to commence / (of a war or battle) to break out / to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera) / to brawl / to come to blows 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 挤进 擠進 jǐ jìn to break into / to force one's way into / to barge into 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 脱出 脫出 tuō chū to break away / to extricate / to escape / to leave the confines of syn 失信 shī xìn to break a promise syn 越狱 越獄 yuè yù to break out of prison / to jailbreak (an iOS device etc) 间断 間斷 jiàn duàn disconnected / interrupted / suspended / a gap / a break syn 拔腿 bá tuǐ to break into a run syn 断肠 斷腸 duàn cháng heartbroken / to break one's heart syn 绝迹 絕跡 jué jì to be eradicated / to vanish / extinct / to break off relations syn 拆分 chāi fēn to break up into parts 拆散 chāi sàn to break up (a marriage, family etc) syn 失笑 shī xiào to laugh in spite of oneself / to be unable to help laughing / to break into laughter syn 分列 fēn liè to divide into rows / to identify subcategories / to break down into constituent parts / breakdown / disaggregation 休憩 xiū qì to rest / to relax / to take a break syn 破格 pò gé to break the rule / to make an exception syn 弄坏 弄壞 nòng huài to ruin / to spoil / to break syn 肢解 zhī jiě to dismember / (fig.) to break into parts syn 快攻 kuài gōng fast break / quick attack (ball sports) 打散 dǎ sàn to scatter / to break sth up / to beat (an egg) syn 勃发 勃發 bó fā to sprout up / to flourish / (of war etc) to break out / rapid growth 冲锋陷阵 衝鋒陷陣 chōng fēng xiàn zhèn to charge and break through enemy lines syn 保本 bǎo běn to break even 