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CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
破译
to decipher; to decode
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to decipher; to decode
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 破译 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 破译 appears in 2 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
I can crack the password of this box.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 破译.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 破译.
Directly before
- 我能破译1
- 商博良破译1
Directly after
- 破译这个1
- 破译了1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 破译
What does 破译 mean in Chinese?
破译 (pòyì) means to decipher; to decode.
How do you pronounce 破译?
破译 is pronounced pòyì.
Is 破译 an HSK word?
破译 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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