剖 (pōu) — to cut open; to dissect; to analyze thoroughly (in 剖析)
Definition
Means 'to cut open / dissect', and in the compound 剖析 it means 'to analyze' a problem in depth. At HSK 7 it most often appears in 剖析; the literal 'cut open' sense is rare in everyday speech.
verb
to cut opento dissectto analyze thoroughly (in 剖析)
Examples
- ，。Tā bǎ yú pōu kāi, qīng lǐ nèi zàng.He cut open the fish and cleaned the internal organs.
- 剖。Yī shēng zhèng zài pōu shī tǐ zuò jiǎn chá.The doctor is dissecting the corpse for examination.
- 。Zhè piān wén zhāng shēn kè dì pōu xī le shè huì wèn tí.This article deeply analyzes social issues.
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