断 斷
duàn
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly
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Examples
马倒下时脖子断了。
Mǎ dǎo xià shí bó zi duàn le.
The horse broke its neck when it fell.
她发现她已经断盐了。
Tā fā xiàn tā yǐ jīng duàn yán le.
She discovered that she had run out of salt.
我弄断了我吉他的一根弦。
Wǒ nòng duàn le wǒ jí tā de yī gēn xián.
I broke a string on my guitar.
Words with this character
不断 bù duàn unceasing判断 pàn duàn to judge诊断 zhěn duàn to diagnose打断 dǎ duàn to interrupt中断 zhōng duàn to cut short切断 qiē duàn to cut off断裂 duàn liè fracture果断 guǒ duàn firm推断 tuī duàn to infer垄断 lǒng duàn to monopolize间断 jiàn duàn disconnected断定 duàn dìng to conclude断绝 duàn jué to sever片断 piàn duàn section源源不断 yuán yuán bù duàn in an unending stream断断续续 duàn duàn xù xù intermittent摔断 shuāi duàn to break in a fall断桥 Duàn Qiáo The Broken Bridge拗断 ǎo duàn to break裁断 cái duàn to consider and decide跌断 diē duàn to fall and fracture独断 dú duàn to decide alone without consultation断案 duàn àn to judge a case