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Meaning of 断

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断 (Trad.: 斷)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: 续 连
Total strokes: 11; Radical: 斤
Ideographic:Using an axe 斤 to harvest grain 米
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • ⿺ Surround from lower left
      • 米 [ mǐ ] rice, millet, grain
    • 斤 [ jīn ] a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
Similar Characters: 继
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Example Words
不断HSK 5 bù duàn unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
判断HSK 4 pàn duàn to judge; to determine; judgment
垄断HSK 6 lǒng duàn to enjoy market dominance; to monopolize
诊断HSK 5 zhěn duàn diagnosis; to diagnose
果断HSK 6 guǒ duàn firm; decisive
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Example Sentences
1
nǐ
你
gàn má
干嘛
yào
要
dǎ duàn
打断
wǒ
我
？
Why do you want to interrupt me?
2
qǐng
请
nǐ
你
bǎ
把
zhè
这
tiáo
条
xiàn
线
jiǎn duàn
剪断
。
Please cut this line.
3
xué xí
学习
wài yǔ
外语
xū yào
需要
bú duàn
不断
tí gāo
提高
。
Learning a foreign language requires constant improvement.
4
zhè
这
zhǐ shì
只是
yī gè
一个
pàn duàn
判断
ér yǐ
而已
。
It's just a judgement.
5
tā
他
de
的
tóu zī shōu yì
投资收益
bú duàn
不断
zēng zhǎng
增长
。
His investment returns keep increasing.
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