破釜沉舟

pò fǔ chén zhōu

burn one's boats (commit fully)

HSK 6

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ENburn one's boats (commit fully)
破釜沉舟
背水の陣を敷く
배수진을 치다

Example Sentences

破釜沉舟辞了工作去创业。

Tā pò fǔ chén zhōu cí le gōngzuò qù chuàngyè.

He burned his boats, quit his job and started a business.

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What does 破釜沉舟 mean in Chinese?+

破釜沉舟 (pò fǔ chén zhōu) means "burn one's boats (commit fully)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 破釜沉舟?+

破釜沉舟 is pronounced "pò fǔ chén zhōu" in standard Mandarin Chinese.

What HSK level is 破釜沉舟?+

破釜沉舟 is an HSK 6 vocabulary word.

What characters make up 破釜沉舟?+

破釜沉舟 is composed of the characters: 破, 釜, 沉, 舟.

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