破pòbroken

1. 1.

   brokenadjective

2. 2.

   worn outadjective

3. 3.

   to break, split or cleaveverb

• 破broken

破 often comes before 了 to say something has become broken, as in 手机破了; 太破了 says something is very worn out.

1. HSK 1

   我的手机破了。

   Wǒ de shǒujī pò le.

   My phone is broken.

2. HSK 1

   这件衣服太破了。

   Zhè jiàn yīfu tài pò le.

   This piece of clothing is too worn out.

3. HSK 3

   我的鞋破了。

   Wǒ de xié pò le.

   My shoes are worn out.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你的书包怎么了？

   Nǐ de shūbāo zěnme le?

   What happened to your schoolbag?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   破了，我明天要去买一个新的。

   Pò le, wǒ míngtiān yào qù mǎi yí gè xīn de.

   It is broken. I am going to buy a new one tomorrow.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你想买什么样的？

   Nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénmeyàng de?

   What kind do you want to buy?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我想买一个大一点的，可以放电脑。

   Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yí gè dà yìdiǎn de, kěyǐ fàng diànnǎo.

   I want to buy a bigger one that can hold a computer.

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