Chinese word

破解

Pronunciation

Pinyinpò jiě

Meaning

  • verbcrack

Example

这个密码我已经破解了。zhè ge mì mǎ wǒ yǐ jīng pò jiě le

I've already cracked this code.

Illustration for 破解 (crack)

More examples

研究人员成功破解了复杂的加密算法。yán jiū rén yuán chéng gōng pò jiě le fù zá de jiā mì suàn fǎ

The researchers successfully cracked a complex encryption algorithm.

Core concept

A barrier around an answer is broken through by analysis, exposing the way forward.

Common phrases

  • 破解密码pò jiě mì mǎ

    crack a password

  • 破解加密pò jiě jiā mì

    crack encryption

  • 破解算法pò jiě suàn fǎ

    crack an algorithm

Similar words

解决jiě jué: To resolve a problem or difficulty and bring the situation to an end.
破译pò yì: To decode a cipher or difficult set of symbols and reveal its meaning.
解开jiě kāi: To untangle something or solve a mystery so that its contents or workings become clear.
攻克gōng kè: To overcome a difficult task or obstacle through planning and sustained effort.

Definition in Chinese

通过分析、推理或方法把复杂的问题、谜题或困难的情况弄清楚，找到原因或解决办法。tōng guò fēn xī tuī lǐ huò fāng fǎ bǎ fù zá de wèn tí mí tí huò kùn nán de qíng kuàng nòng qīng chǔ zhǎo dào yuán yīn huò jiě jué bàn fǎ

Word origin

破解 (pòjiě, "crack") is formed from 破 (pò, "break") and 解 (jiě, "untie or explain"), linking a forceful breakthrough with making something understandable.

Usage tips

  • The word highlights uncovering how something works, so it suits a mystery or difficult system even when no single object is literally broken.

Other meanings

  • figure outverb
  • break downverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 破解者pò jiě zhěcodebreakernoun

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