破 (pò): meaning and stroke order

破 in our stories

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• 过了几分钟，艾米的饺子都破了，肉都跑到水里了。

  guò le jǐ fēnzhōng Àimǐ de jiǎozi dōu pò le ròu dōu pǎo dào shuǐ lǐ le

  A few minutes later all of Amy's dumplings have burst, and the meat has floated out into the water.

  From the story Making dumplings HSK 2

• 室友拍拍他的肩膀，给他讲了一个故事：从前有个人的羊圈破了个洞，狼叼走了一只羊。

  shìyǒu pāi pāi tā de jiānbǎng gěi tā jiǎng le yí gè gùshi cóngqián yǒu gè rén de yángjuàn pò le gè dòng láng diāo zǒu le yì zhī yáng

  His roommate patted his shoulder and told him a story: once a man's sheepfold had a hole, and a wolf carried off a sheep.

  From the story Mending the fold after the sheep is lost HSK 5

• 更可怕的是，天空破了一个大窟窿，大火从天上烧下来，洪水从地下涌出来，猛兽四处伤人。

  gèng kěpà de shì tiānkōng pò le yí gè dà kūlong dà huǒ cóng tiān shàng shāo xiàlai hóngshuǐ cóng dì xià yǒng chūlai měngshòu sìchù shāng rén

  Worse still, a great hole tore open in the sky: fire rained down from above, floods gushed up from below, and wild beasts attacked people everywhere.

  From the story Nüwa mends the sky HSK 7–9 · Level 7