interrupt; discontinue; break off
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to interrupt; to discontinue; to break off (a continuous activity)
Used for continuous activities, processes, or connections that are broken or suspended. Often used with negative constructions (e.g., 从不间断).
Shì试
yàn验
bù不
néng能
jiàn间
duàn断
。
The experiment cannot be interrupted.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
qù去
duàn锻
liàn炼
shēn身
tǐ体
，
cóng从
méi没
yǒu有
jiàn间
duàn断
guo过
。
He exercises every single day and has never missed a single day.
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Yóu由
yú于
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
，
diàn电
lì力
gōng供
yìng应
jiàn间
duàn断
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
Due to the storm, the power supply was interrupted for several hours.
Xué学
xí习
yǔ语
yán言
xū需
yào要
chí持
zhī之
yǐ以
héng恒
，
bù不
néng能
jiàn间
duàn断
。
Learning a language requires perseverance and cannot be interrupted.