突破

tū pò · tu po

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to break through
  2. to make a breakthrough
  3. to surmount (an obstacle)
  4. (sports) to break through the opponent's defense

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2 examples
01

多(duō)数(shù)科(kē)学(xué)突(tū)破(pò)只(zhǐ)不(bú)过(guò)是(shì)发(fā)现(xiàn)了(le)显(xiǎn)而(ér)易(yì)见(jiàn)的(de)事(shì)。

Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the discovery of the obvious.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by pyrachi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

经(jīng)过(guò)多(duō)年(nián)努(nǔ)力(lì),团(tuán)队(duì)终(zhōng)于(yú)在(zài)技(jì)术(shù)上(shàng)取(qǔ)得(dé)了(le)突(tū)破(pò)。

After years of effort, the team finally made a breakthrough in technology.

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