捣碎 (dǎo suì) — to crush, to pound to pieces

Definition

Examples

• 他把大蒜捣碎了放进菜里。
  Tā bǎ dà suàn dǎo suì le fàng jìn cài lǐ.
  He crushed the garlic and put it into the dish.
• 用石臼把药材捣碎。
  Yòng shí jiù bǎ yào cái dǎo suì.
  Use a mortar to pound the medicinal herbs to pieces.
• 这些核桃太硬了，不容易捣碎。
  Zhè xiē hé tao tài yìng le, bù róng yì dǎo suì.
  These walnuts are too hard to crush easily.