掰
bāi
HSK 6
#4,240 most
frequent character
to break with both hands
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
掰 puts a hand 手 with 分, to divide, so it first meant pulling things apart by hand. Later it grew to mean breaking off a relationship.
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Example Sentences
他用手掰开了这个坚果。
tāyòng shǒu bāikāi le zhègè jiānguǒ 。
He broke open the nut with his hands.
我们可以用手掰这根面包。
wǒmen kěyǐ yòng shǒu bāi zhè gēn miànbāo 。
We can break this piece of bread with our hands.
他掰断了树枝。
tā bāi duàn le shù zhī 。
He broke the branch.
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