проби́ть

fairly common #4244C2

verbperfective imperfective is бить

1.
to pierce, to penetrate, to break through, to knock a hole in
Пу́ля проби́ла стену.
The bullet went through the wall.
Perfective; imperfective пробивать. Also in set phrases like пробить брешь 'to make a breach'.
2.
to strike (of a clock)
Часы проби́ли по́лночь.
The clock struck midnight.
Perfective; imperfective бить. Often impersonal: пробило двенадцать.

Usage info

пуля пробила стену 子弹穿透了墙壁

Пу́ля проби́ла сте́ну.
The bullet penetrated the wall.
Разрубавший лёд рыбак наконец пробил дырку.
The fisherman chopping through the ice finally broke through and made a hole.
Танк пробили бронебойным снарядом
The tank was penetrated by an armor-piercing shell.
Стенолом пробил ворота замка за минуту.
The battering ram broke through the castle gate in a minute.
Нож проби́л ему лёгкое.
The knife punctured his lung.
Часы на церко́вной ба́шне проби́ли девять.
The clock in the church tower struck nine.
Только что проби́ло восемь, так?
It has just struck eight, hasn't it?
Куранты пробили полночь, и все зааплодировали.
The chimes struck midnight, and everyone applauded.

Imperative
ты	пробе́й
вы	пробе́йте

Active present	-
Active past	проби́вший	having pierced, having punched, having broken through, having shot through
Passive present	-
Passive past	проби́тый	pierced, punctured, punched, broken through
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	проби́в пробивши	while doing (past)

битьto beat; to defeat; to smash; to strike (of a clock); to gush; to shoot
verbimperfective
вбитьto drive in
verbperfective
уби́тьto kill; to kill (time)
verbperfective
би́тьсяto fight; to beat; to struggle; to knock against
verbimperfective
взбитьto beat; to fluff up
verbperfective

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(Derived from бить.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
проби́ть	про-	to pierce; to strike (of a clock)
проби́ться	про-	to fight one's way through; to penetrate; to sprout; to get through (by phone); to make one's way; to qualify for

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