duàn断（斷）
断（斷）
HSK 3
common
verb
adverb
Meaning of 断
断 means to break; to snap; to split into sections; to cut off; to sever; to disconnect. Pronounced duàn. HSK 3.
- to break; to snap; to split into sections
- to cut off; to sever; to disconnect
- to be interrupted; to stop temporarily
Character Info
Radical斤
Strokes11
Components
米
斤
Stroke Order
断
Definitions & Examples
Shù树
zhī枝
bèi被
fēng风
chuī吹
duàn断
le了
。
The branch was broken by the wind.
Tā他
yòng用
dāo刀
kǎn砍
duàn断
le了
shéng绳
zi子
。
He cut the rope with a knife.
Zhè这
tiáo条
xiàn线
duàn断
le了
，
wǒ我
xū需
yào要
huàn换
yī一
gēn根
。
This thread is broken, I need to replace it.
Bō玻
lí璃
diào掉
zài在
dì地
shàng上
shuāi摔
duàn断
le了
。
The glass fell to the ground and broke.
Gāng钢
sī丝
tài太
xì细
，
hěn很
kuài快
jiù就
duàn断
le了
。
The steel wire was too thin and broke quickly.
Relations
Measure Words
根/ gēn
条/ tiáo
Common Words
断绝 / 斷絕duànjué
sever; break off; cut off
断裂 / 斷裂duànliè
to fracture; to break apart; to rupture
判断 / 判斷pànduàn
judgment; to judge; to decide; a proposition
果断 / 果斷guǒduàn
resolute; decisive
中断 / 中斷zhōngduàn
to suspend; to break off; to interrupt
垄断 / 壟斷lǒngduàn
monopolize; corner the market
诊断 / 診斷zhěnduàn
to diagnose; to analyze and determine