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duàn
断（斷）
jué
绝（絕）

common
verb

Meaning of 断绝

断绝 means to sever; to break off; to cut off. Pronounced duàn jué.

  • to sever; to break off; to cut off

Definitions & Examples

Tā他
men们
liǎng两
rén人
yīn因
wèi为
nà那
chǎng场
zhēng争
chǎo吵
duàn断
jué绝
le了
guān关
xì系
 。

The two of them severed their relationship because of that argument.

Dì地
zhèn震
hòu后
 ，
zhè这
ge个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
yǔ与
wài外
jiè界
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
duàn断
jué绝
le了
sān三
tiān天
 。

After the earthquake, the village was cut off from the outside world for three days.

Wèi为
le了
zhuān专
xīn心
xué学
yè业
 ，
tā他
jué决
dìng定
zàn暂
shí时
duàn断
jué绝
yī一
qiè切
shè社
jiāo交
méi媒
tǐ体
 。

To focus on his studies, he decided to cut off all social media temporarily.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
yīn因
wèi为
wéi违
guī规
cāo操
zuò作
bèi被
yín银
háng行
duàn断
jué绝
le了
dài贷
kuǎn款
lái来
yuán源
 。

Due to regulatory violations, the company had its loan sources cut off by the bank.

Liǎng两
guó国
jiān间
de的
wài外
jiāo交
guān关
xì系
yǐ已
jīng经
duàn断
jué绝
duō多
nián年
 。

Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been broken off for years.

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