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破折号

pò zhé hàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
dash / Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-124daef26c76b1e6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

破折號 破折号 [po4 zhe2 hao4] /dash/Chinese dash ── (punct., double the length of the western dash)/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 破折號

  • 破
    pò

    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

  • 折
    shé

    to snap / to break (a stick, a bone etc) / (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)

    zhē

    to turn sth over / to turn upside down / to tip sth out (of a container)

    zhé

    to break / to fracture / to snap / to suffer loss / to bend / to twist / to turn / to change direction / convinced / to convert into (currency) / discount / rebate / tenth (in price) / classifier for theatrical scenes / to fold / accounts book

  • 号
    háo

    (bound form) to wail / to howl

    hào

    (literary) to call out / to command / (bound form) bugle / trumpet / (bound form) signal / bugle call (e.g. 起床號|起床号[qǐ chuáng hào]) / (bound form) mark / sign / to mark / to label / to assign a number / (bound form) name / appellation (e.g. 國號|国号[guó hào], 年號|年号[nián hào], 遼寧號|辽宁号[Liáo níng Hào]) / (after a numeral) number designation (e.g. 237號房間|237号房间[èr sān qī hào fáng jiān] "Room 237") / day of the month (e.g. 七號|七号[qī hào] "the 7th") / (bound form) size / type / category (e.g. 五號電池|五号电池[wǔ hào diàn chí]) / (TCM) to feel (the pulse) (used in 號脈|号脉[hào mài]) / classifier for numbered people or items

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.