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Meaning of 斷

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(Simplified: 断)HSK 5
Pinyin: duàn
English Definition: 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 Definition:
①长形的东西从中间分开:断裂。断层。断面。截断。断肠。断魂。断线风筝。
②不继续,禁绝:断粮。断水。断炊。断奶。断档。断流。断种(zhǒng)。断交。断片。断续。断子绝孙。
③判定,决定:判断。诊断。断狱(审理和判决罪案)。
④一定,绝对:断乎不可。断然施行。
Antonyms:
Total strokes: 18; Radical:
Ideographic:Threads severed by an axe
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • Surround from lower left
      • Above to middle and below
        • Left to right
        • [ ] one; a, an; alone
        • Left to right
    • [ jīn ] a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
Example Sentences
1
Why do you want to interrupt me?
2
线
Please cut this line.
3
Learning a foreign language requires constant improvement.
4
It's just a judgement.
5
His investment returns keep increasing.