bāi

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

掰 means to break apart with the hands; to snap off; (of friendship) to break up; to split; to end a relationship. Pronounced bāi. HSK 7-9.

  • to break apart with the hands; to snap off
  • (of friendship) to break up; to split; to end a relationship
  • to argue; to debate; to talk nonsense

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

zhèng
zài
li
bāi
 

He is breaking corn in the field.

miàn
bāo
bāi
chéng
liǎng
bàn
er
fēn
gěi
hái
zi
 

She broke the bread in half and gave it to the children.

Xiǎo
hái
bāi
zhe
shǒu
zhǐ
tou
shǔ
shù
 

The child counts by bending his fingers.

qīng
sōng
de
bāi
duàn
le
gēn
shù
zhī
 

He easily snapped off that tree branch.