中
断

To cut short in Chinese: 中断 (zhōng duàn)

zhōng duàn

to cut short

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 中斷1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to cut short
  2. 2to break off
  3. 3to discontinue
  4. 4to interrupt

Stroke order

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中
断

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄨㄥ

zhōng

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄉㄨㄢˋ

duàn

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

中断

Simplified

中斷

Traditional

Example sentences

See 中断 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 因为下雨，比赛中断了。

    yīn wèi xià yǔ， bǐ sài zhōng duàn le。

    The match was interrupted because of rain.

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Related words

断

duàn

to break

中

zhōng

within

中国

zhōng guó

China

中午

zhōng wǔ

noon

中间

zhōng jiān

the middle

判断

pàn duàn

to judge

其中

qí zhōng

among

中文

zhōng wén

Chinese language

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

集中

jí zhōng

to concentrate

诊断

zhěn duàn

to diagnose

中介

zhōng jiè

to act as intermediary

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