断

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly

Often a result complement: 打断 (interrupt), 摔断 (break in a fall), 剪断 (cut off). 断电 = power cut.

Examples

• 他的腿摔断了。

  tā de tuǐ shuāi duàn le.

  He broke his leg in a fall.

• 电话突然断了。

  diàn huà tū rán duàn le.

  The phone call suddenly cut off.

• 我们已经很多年断了联系。

  wǒ men yǐ jīng hěn duō nián duàn le lián xì.

  We lost touch many years ago.

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