# 突破口 (tūpòkǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 突破口 (tūpòkǒu) means “breakthrough point; opening; breach”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: breakthrough point; opening; breach
- Pinyin: tūpòkǒu (tu1 po4 kou3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 研究人员终于找到了解决难题的突破口。
  Yánjiū rényuán zhōngyú zhǎodàole jiějué nántí de tūpòkǒu.
  Researchers finally found a breakthrough point for the problem.

## Characters

- 突 (tū): to dash; to move forward quickly
- [破](https://hanziro.com/word/po-broken/) (pò): broken; to break
- [口](https://hanziro.com/word/kou-mouth/) (kǒu): mouth; (measure word) for bites

https://hanziro.com/word/tu-po-kou-breakthrough-point/

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