Writing
碎 (suì) — how to say "to break" in Chinese
碎
To break
verb · adjective
Radicals / Keys
石
Stone
#112 · shí · 5 strokes
Collocations
打碎玻璃
dǎ suì bō li
break glass
摔碎杯子
shuāi suì bēi zi
smash a cup
Examples
他不小心把妈妈最喜欢的花瓶碰到地上，摔得粉碎，心里很害怕。
He accidentally knocked his mother's favorite vase to the ground, shattering it to pieces, and felt very scared.
杯子碎了。
The cup broke.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to break" in Chinese?
"to break" in Chinese is 碎 (suì).
Sui in Chinese means
碎 (suì) means "To break".
Sui in Chinese pronunciation
It is pronounced suì (written as sui). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
Sui in Chinese character
It is written 碎 and has 13 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 碎?
碎 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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