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to poke through

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

tong3po4 tǒngpò

Meaning


Primary

to poke through

Alternatives

poke through, pokes through, poking through, poked through

Mnemonic


捅破 To poke through is 捅 to poke something so hard that you 破 break a hole open in it.

Usage


他 不 小心 用 筷子 捅破 了 袋子。

He accidentally poked through the bag with a chopstick.

別 太 用力, 否則 會 捅破 氣球。

Don't press too hard, or you'll poke through the balloon.

他們 用 針 捅破 了 氣囊。

They used a needle to poke through the airbag.