# 破灭 (pòmiè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 破灭 (pòmiè) means “to be shattered; to be dashed”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be shattered; to be dashed
- Pinyin: pòmiè (po4 mie4)
- Traditional: 破滅
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他的美好幻想彻底破灭了。
  Tā de měihǎo huànxiǎng chèdǐ pòmiè le.
  His beautiful illusions were completely shattered.

## Characters

- [破](https://hanziro.com/word/po-broken/) (pò): broken; to break
- [灭](https://hanziro.com/word/mie-extinguish/) (miè): to extinguish; to go out

https://hanziro.com/word/po-mie-be-shattered/

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