huō
豁
crack; give up
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
crack; split open
informalUsed for objects that break or split along a line, often used in spoken colloquial Chinese.
Dōng冬
tiān天
tài太
lěng冷
le了
，
shuǐ水
guǎn管
bèi被
dòng冻
de得
huā划
le了
yī一
gè个
kǒu口
zi子
。
It's too cold in winter, the water pipe cracked open from freezing.
Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fu服
bèi被
shù树
zhī枝
huā划
le了
yī一
gè个
kǒu口
zi子
。
This piece of clothing got a slit from a tree branch.
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Tā他
de的
chèn衬
shān衫
xiù袖
kǒu口
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
huā划
kāi开
le了
。
The cuff of his shirt accidentally split open.
verb
spend; sacrifice; give up
informalColloquial spoken use, often refers to spending a lot of time, energy or money to achieve a goal.
Wèi为
le了
kǎ考
shàng上
hǎo好
dà大
xué学
，
tā他
huō豁
chū出
sān三
nián年
gōng工
fu夫
měi每
tiān天
áo熬
yè夜
fù复
xí习
。
To get into a good university, he sacrificed three years of time staying up late to review every day.
Wèi为
le了
xiū修
hǎo好
zhè这
liàng辆
jiù旧
chē车
，
tā他
huō豁
chū出
le了
bàn半
gè个
yuè月
de的
gōng工
qián钱
。
He spent half a month's wages to fix this old car.
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Wǒ我
huō豁
chū出
yī一
tiān天
de的
shí时
jiān间
lái来
bāng帮
nǐ你
zuò做
zhè这
ge个
huó活
er儿
。
I'll spend a whole day helping you do this task.