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断语

Word · NounTraditional斷語

conclusive statement; judgment; verdict

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

conclusive statement; definitive judgment; verdict

formal

Typically used in formal or literary contexts to refer to a definitive assertion or conclusion, often with a sense of finality. Commonly appears in the idiom '妄下断语'.

Bú不
yào要
wàng妄
xià下
duàn断
yǔ语
 。

Don't jump to conclusions.

Zài在
méi没
yǒu有
chōng充
fèn分
zhèng证
jù据
zhī之
qián前
 ,
wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
qīng轻
yì易
xià下
duàn断
yǔ语
 。

Before there is sufficient evidence, we cannot easily make definitive judgments.

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Zhè这
gè个
duàn断
yǔ语
xià下
de得
guò过
zǎo早
le了
 。

This conclusion was drawn too early.

Lì历
shǐ史
yǐ已
jīng经
zhèng证
shí实
le了
tā他
de的
duàn断
yǔ语
 。

History has already confirmed his prediction.