碾碎 (niǎn suì) — to pulverize, to crush into pieces

Definition

Literally 'grind-crush': a two-character verb meaning to crush or grind something into powder or tiny pieces — stronger than 压碎 (just crush) and more deliberate than 捣碎 (pound/mash).

verb

to pulverizeto crush into pieces

Examples

碾碎。
Tā bǎ dà suàn niǎn suì le.
He crushed the garlic.
碾碎。
Zhè tái jī qì kě yǐ bǎ shí tou niǎn suì.
This machine can crush stones.
碾碎。
Bǐng gān bèi niǎn suì chéng le fěn mò.
The cookies were crushed into powder.

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