break off; rupture; sever
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to rupture; to break off; to sever (relations, negotiations, etc.)
formalUsed for formal or serious ruptures in relationships, negotiations, or ideological breaks. Often implies a complete and irreversible separation.
Zì自
tā她
hé和
wǒ我
jué决
liè裂
zhī之
hòu后
，
zài再
méi没
yǒu有
jiàn见
miàn面
。
Since she broke with me, we have never met again.
Wǔ五
sì四
shí时
dài代
de的
qīng青
nián年
kāi开
shǐ始
hé和
fēng封
jiàn建
zhǔ主
yì义
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
jué决
liè裂
。
The youth of the May Fourth era began to break with feudalist traditions.
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Yóu由
yú于
lì立
chǎng场
fēn分
qí歧
，
shuāng双
fāng方
de的
tán谈
pàn判
zuì最
zhōng终
jué决
liè裂
le了
。
Due to divergent positions, the negotiations between the two sides ultimately broke down.
Tā他
jué决
dìng定
yǔ与
guò过
qù去
de的
zì自
jǐ己
chè彻
dǐ底
jué决
liè裂
，
chóng重
xīn新
kāi开
shǐ始
。
He decided to make a complete break with his past self and start anew.