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断 (duàn): to break, to cut off

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HSK 5verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to break, to cut off
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 11
Radical: 斤
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to break
to snap
to cut off
to give up or abstain from sth
to judge
(usu. used in the negative) absolutely
definitely
decidedly

Chinese explanation

（长条形的东西）分成两段或几段，不再相连
停止、中断
判定、决定
绝对、一定，多用于否定式。

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Example sentences

The rope suddenly broke.

He interrupted my speech.

The internet is disconnected; I can't get online.

They severed diplomatic relations.

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