No. 7,108 in Chinese
破窗
"破窗" means "broken window."
In a sentence
张老师惊讶地发现教室的窗户被破窗砸破了。
Teacher Zhang was surprised to find the classroom window smashed by a thrown object.
In this sentence, '破窗' (smashed window) refers to the result of an action causing destruction of a window.
一部分民众认为破窗理论能够解释城市犯罪率的变化。
Some people believe that the broken windows theory can explain changes in urban crime rates.
Here, '破窗' refers to the broken windows theory, a social statement, metaphorically addressing societal dynamics rather than physical windows.
他晚上做梦梦到自己从破窗逃离一个神秘的房子。
He dreamed at night about escaping a mysterious house through a broken window.
In this context, '破窗' (broken window) illustrates a literal physical instance of a window being broken as part of a dream scenario.
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