掰
Character
to break something into pieces with your hands
Meaning
bāi
bai1- to break something into pieces with your hands
- to end a friendship; to stop being friends
Examples
我把面包掰成两半。
wǒ bǎ miàn bāo bāi chéng liǎng bàn
I broke the bread in half.
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他们掰了，现在不是朋友了。
tā men bāi le xiàn zài bú shì péng you le
They ended their friendship and are not friends now.
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Words with 掰
See all 15 →掰开bāi kāito pull apartWord掰弯bāi wānto bendWord掰扯bāi cheto debateWord掰掰bāi bāibye-bye (loanword) (Tw)Word掰直bāi zhíto straightenWord掰手腕bāi shǒu wànarm wrestlingWord掰腕子bāi wàn ziarm wrestlingWord掰开揉碎bāi kāi róu suìlit. to pull apart and knead to a pulpWord假掰gēi bāi(Tw) affected; pretentious; to put on a display of histrionics (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ké-pai])Word
机掰jī bāi(Tw) (vulgar) cunt (from Taiwanese 膣屄, Tai-lo pr. [tsi-bai])Variant of 鸡掰WordUnreviewed
瞎掰xiā bāi(coll.) to talk nonsenseWord