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打碎 (dǎ suì) — to smash into pieces, to shatter (by striking)

Definition

A result verb meaning 'to smash into pieces' — 打 (hit/strike) plus 碎 (broken/shattered), so the action causes something to become broken. Used in 把/被 constructions when the broken object is specified.

verb
to smash into piecesto shatter (by striking)

Examples

  • 打碎。
    Tā bù xiǎo xīn bǎ bēi zi dǎ suì le.
    He accidentally smashed the cup.
  • 打碎。
    Nà ge huā píng bèi hái zi dǎ suì le.
    That vase was smashed by the child.
  • 打碎。
    Zhè kuài bō li hěn róng yì dǎ suì.
    This piece of glass breaks easily.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

打dǎstrike
碎suìshattered

“打” means strike and “碎” means shattered, so it describes striking something until it shatters.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
丁
丁dīng打dǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

打 uses 扌, a hand, to show an action done with the hand, and 丁 to give the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
石石shístone
Sound part声符shēngfú
卒
卒zú碎suì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

碎 pairs 石 (stone) with 卒, which gives the sound; the stone part is tied to the sense of breaking or smashing.

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