Usage note
碎的意思是东西破成小块或小片。
Suì de yìsi shì dōngxi pò chéng xiǎo kuài huò xiǎo piàn.
To shatter means something breaks into small pieces or fragments.
Context note
玻璃杯掉在地上碎了，要小心清理。
Bōlibēi diào zài dìshàng suì le, yào xiǎoxīn qīnglǐ.
A glass cup fell on the ground and shattered; be careful to clean it up.
5 examples
花瓶碎了，我们把它扫干净。
huā píng suì le， wǒ men bǎ tā sǎo gān jìng。
The vase shattered, and we swept it clean.
饼干碎了，但还可以吃。
bǐng gān suì le， dàn hái kě yǐ chī。
The cookie shattered, but it's still edible.
鸡蛋掉在地上碎了。
jī dàn diào zài dì shàng suì le。
The egg fell on the ground and shattered.
玩具车摔碎了，爸爸帮我修。
wán jù chē shuāi suì le， bà ba bāng wǒ xiū。
The toy car shattered from a fall, and Dad helped me fix it.
冰块在阳光下慢慢碎了。
bīng kuài zài yáng guāng xià màn màn suì le。
The ice cube slowly shattered in the sunlight.
5 mini stories
小华不小心把杯子打碎了。他告诉妈妈并道歉。
xiǎo huá bù xiǎo xīn bǎ bēi zi dǎ suì le。 tā gào sù mā ma bìng dào qiàn。
Xiao Hua accidentally shattered a cup. He told his mom and apologized.
小丽捡起碎了的树叶做手工。她做了一幅画。
xiǎo lì jiǎn qǐ suì le de shù yè zuò shǒu gōng。 tā zuò le yì fú huà。
Xiao Li picked up shattered leaves for a craft. She made a picture.
小强摔碎了存钱罐。他用里面的钱买书。
xiǎo qiáng shuāi suì le cún qián guàn。 tā yòng lǐ miàn de qián mǎi shū。
Xiao Qiang shattered his piggy bank. He used the money inside to buy books.
小文看到玻璃碎了，赶紧叫大人来清理。
xiǎo wén kàn dào bō lí suì le， gǎn jǐn jiào dà rén lái qīng lǐ。
Xiao Wen saw the glass shattered and quickly called an adult to clean it.
小芳的铅笔芯碎了。她换了一支新铅笔。
xiǎo fāng de qiān bǐ xīn suì le。 tā huàn le yì zhī xīn qiān bǐ。
Xiao Fang's pencil lead shattered. She replaced it with a new pencil.
Mini dialogue
小心玻璃
A
杯子掉在地上碎了。
Bēizi diào zài dìshang suì le.
The cup fell on the floor and shattered.
B
小心，别踩到碎玻璃。
Xiǎoxīn, bié cǎi dào suì bōli.
Be careful, don't step on the broken glass.
收拾碎片
A
盘子碎了，我来扫一下。
Pánzi suì le, wǒ lái sǎo yīxià.
The plate shattered, let me sweep it up.
B
好的，把碎片倒进垃圾桶。
Hǎo de, bǎ suìpiàn dào jìn lājītǒng.
Okay, pour the fragments into the trash can.
Related words and contrasts
similar
破
pò
broken; to break
破 is a general term for broken, not necessarily into small pieces.
related
裂
liè
to crack; to split
裂 means to crack or split, often without complete disintegration.
similar
粉碎
fěnsuì
to smash to pieces
粉碎 emphasizes being crushed into powder or tiny fragments.
opposite
完整
wánzhěng
intact; complete
完整 means whole or unbroken, the opposite of shattered.