断

斷

duànㄉㄨㄢˋ

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HSK 3 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
to break
2
to snap
3
to cut off
4
to give up or abstain from sth
5
to judge
6
(usu. used in the negative) absolutely
7
definitely
8
decidedly

Examples

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X光片显示两根手指断了。

X光片顯示兩根手指斷了。

The X-ray showed two broken fingers.

她发现她已经断盐了。

她發現她已經斷鹽了。

She discovered that she had run out of salt.

我的指甲断了。

我的指甲斷了。

I broke a nail.

我们并没有完全断了你的后路。

我們並沒有完全斷了你的後路。

We're not terminating you.

一双红筷子破断了。

一雙紅筷子破斷了。

One pair of red chopsticks broke.

Characters

Character breakdown

米

mǐ

surname Mi

斤

jīn

catty

Related: 断

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

中断

zhōng duàn

to cut short

切断

qiē duàn

to cut off; to sever

判断

pàn duàn

to judge

垄断

lǒng duàn

to monopolize

打断

dǎ duàn

to interrupt

断绝

duàn jué

to sever; to break off

果断

guǒ duàn

firm

Stroke practice

Practice writing 断

Characters

simplified script

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