破

crappy; lousy, dilapidated, break, crack (a case); give away (a punchline or trick)

pʰ u̯ ɔ ⁵ ¹
adjective Common #4,796
crappy; lousy A dismissive, often insulting adjective for something of poor quality.
CH: 这家破餐馆连热水都没有。
EN: This lousy restaurant doesn’t even have hot water.

小姐,我只会说英语,而且是破英语

Miss, I only speak English—and not very well.

— 第五元素 (1997)

把那破玩意放下

Put that crappy thing down.

— 妈咪 (2014)

好破哦

It's so shabby.

— 龙猫 (1988)

看起来只是个破房子嘛…

It just looks like a rundown house...

— 哈尔的移动城堡 (2004)

就在我的破公寓里

Right in my crappy apartment.

— 时空恋旅人 (2013)

我问的不是这条破链子我问你你把颂帕弄死以后黄金运哪去了

I'm not asking about this lousy chain. I'm asking where you took the gold after you killed Sompa.

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

什麽破狗屎!

What a load of crap!

— 维多利亚 (2015)

喂先生能关了那破音乐不

Hey, sir, could you turn off that crappy music?

— 妈咪 (2014)

这破政策没什么好坚持的

There’s no point in sticking with this lousy policy.

— 真爱至上 (2003)

这间破房子里的橙汁他妈在哪儿啊

Where the hell is the orange juice in this crappy house?

— 妈咪 (2014)

妈的,又是这个破箱子挡道

Damn it, this stupid box is blocking the way again.

— 活着 (1994)

还管那破房子干什么!

Why bother with that dump!

— 七武士 (1954)

什么叫破餐馆啊?

What do you mean, a lousy restaurant?

— 后来的我们 (2018)

给我这破玩意儿!

Give me this damn thing!

— 维多利亚 (2015)

“看看我的车、看看我的鞋看看我的破衣服我的酒、我的妞”

Look at my car, look at my shoes, look at my shabby clothes, my booze, my girl.

— 印度有嘻哈 (2019)

怎么就成破餐馆了?

How did it end up being such a crappy restaurant?

— 后来的我们 (2018)

有个女孩从天上…师傅,有个女孩从天上可恶,这个破引擎

There’s a girl falling from the sky… Master, there’s a girl falling from the sky. Damn, this lousy engine.

— 天空之城 (1986)

这种破屋子都要三十万美金

Even a dump like this costs three hundred thousand dollars.

— 甜蜜蜜 (1996)

你拿的是什么破东西?

What kind of piece of junk are you carrying?

— 泰坦尼克号 (1997)

什么破规定

What kind of stupid rule is this?

— I Am What I Am (2021)

你们就是那两个骑着那辆破摩托旅行的人吗?

Are you two the ones traveling around on that beat-up motorcycle?

— 摩托日记 (2004)

你永远要抱着个破仙人掌吗

Are you always going to carry around that beat-up cactus?

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

这是什么破玩意儿

What kind of lousy thing is this?

— 美国黑帮 (2007)

操你的破律师工作

Fuck your shitty lawyer job.

— 妈咪 (2014)

她才不要你的破刀。

She doesn't want your crappy knife.

— 甘泉玛侬 (1986)

啥子破电脑哟

What a lousy computer!

— 三峡好人 (2006)

"破"!

“Break!”

— 母亲 (2009)

adjective Uncommon #11,703
dilapidated Describes something damaged or worn out, especially a building or object.
CH: 这栋房子很破。
EN: This building is dilapidated.

他拍的就是这个破楼

This is the dumpy building he photographed.

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

我永远都不要再穿破鞋子了

I never want to wear worn-out shoes again.

— 少林足球 (2001)

看起来真破

It looks really shabby.

— 生吃 (2017)

把你的破裤子脱了

Take off your ripped pants.

— 风吹麦浪 (2006)

破的鞋没有了补好的有一双,你要不要?

The torn shoes are gone, but there’s a repaired pair. Do you want them?

— 少林足球 (2001)

好破的房子哦

What a run-down house.

— 龙猫 (1988)

这么破的伞

Such a tattered umbrella.

— 龙猫 (1988)

记得给那台破机器上点油

Remember to oil that lousy machine.

— 天空之城 (1986)

饶了我吧,这辆车很破

Please, have mercy on me—this car is a wreck.

— 上帝之城 (2002)

谁把破了的唱片藏起来了?

Who hid the broken record?

— 海上钢琴师 (1998)

后来绑架她就带她去了一个…特别破的一个楼房

Later, after kidnapping her, they took her to a... really run-down building.

— Suzhou River (2000)

verb Rare #23,096
break Used when an object cracks, tears, or gets damaged.
CH: 这张纸很薄,一碰就破。
EN: This paper is so thin that it tears as soon as you touch it.

你羊水什么时候破的?

When did your water break?

— 罗马 (2018)

他弄破我的嘴唇!

He split my lip!

— 回归 (2003)

想破头也无力改变的事就别再想了

Stop dwelling on things you can’t change, no matter how hard you think about them.

— 鬼灭之刃:无限列车篇 (2020)

你破个屁

You don't break shit.

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

会破的

It will break.

— 安德烈·卢布廖夫 (1966)

verb Rare #26,624
crack (a case); give away (a punchline or trick) Used when revealing a hidden answer or spoiling a surprise.
CH: 别破梗啊。
EN: Don’t give away the punchline!

一个时辰之内案子破不了

The case can't be solved within two hours.

— 满江红 (2023)

破不了案

The case can't be solved.

— 唐人街探案 (2015)

在你从沙漠中消失之前你还想破个大案子

Before you disappear into the desert, you still want to crack a major case.

— 城市英雄 (1993)

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