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破损 (pò sǔn) — to be damaged, to be worn out

Definition

verb
to be damagedto be worn out

Examples

  • 破损。
    Zhè ge xiāng zi zài yùn shū zhōng pò sǔn le.
    This box was damaged during transport.
  • 破损，。
    Tā de yī fu yǐ jīng hěn pò sǔn le, xū yào mǎi xīn de.
    His clothes are already quite worn out; he needs to buy new ones.
  • 破损。
    Zhè ge gǔ lǎo de táo guàn yǒu xiē pò sǔn le.
    This ancient pottery jar is somewhat damaged.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

破pòbroken
损sǔndamaged

破 'broken' and 损 'damaged' combine to mean worn out.

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
石石shí
Sound part声符shēngfú
皮
皮pí破pò
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

破 has 石 (stone) as its meaning part and 皮 as its sound part.

Open 破 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 損; 损 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
員
員yuán損sǔn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 損 pairs 手 (hand) with 員 as a sound part; the simplified 损 is a later shorthand, so its visible parts are not the original components.

Open 损 →
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