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破解 (pò jiě) — to crack (a password, code, software) – often implying unauthorized access; to solve (a puzzle, difficulty) / to break (a bond, constraint)

Definition

破解 (pòjiě) means 'to crack' a code/password or 'to solve' a hard puzzle — emphasizing breaking through difficulty, unlike 解读 which means to interpret or read the meaning of something.

verb
to crack (a password, code, software) – often implying unauthorized accessto solve (a puzzle, difficulty) / to break (a bond, constraint)

Examples

  • 破解。
    Tā pò jiě le nà ge ruǎn jiàn de mì mǎ.
    He cracked the password for that software.
  • 破解。
    Tā men pò jiě le zhè dào nán tí.
    They solved this difficult problem.
  • 破解。
    Wǒ men zhōng yú pò jiě le chuán tǒng de xiàn zhì.
    We finally broke free from traditional restrictions.

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pòbreak
解jiěsolve

The sense of 破, breaking, works together with 解, solving, to mean crack or decipher.

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 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

解 shows 刀 (knife) separating 角 (horn) from 牛 (cow), giving the picture of cutting up an ox.

Open 解 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Computers & Internet

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