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Definition(s) for: 破罐破摔

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
破罐破摔 pò guàn - pò shuāi - lit. to smash a pot just because it has a crack (idiom)
- fig. to give up altogether after a setback; to throw one's hands up in frustration and let it all go to hell

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 90,405 51,034

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- broken
- damaged
- worn out
- lousy
- rotten
- to break, split or cleave
- to get rid of
- to destroy
- to break with
- to defeat
- to capture (a city etc)
- to expose the truth of
guàn- can
- jar
- pot
guàn- variant of 罐[guan4]
- broken
- damaged
- worn out
- lousy
- rotten
- to break, split or cleave
- to get rid of
- to destroy
- to break with
- to defeat
- to capture (a city etc)
- to expose the truth of
shuāi- to throw down
- to fall
- to drop and break

Other Words Containing 破罐破摔

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo