To cut off in Chinese: 切断 (qiē duàn)

qiē duàn

to cut off

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 切斷1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to cut off
  2. 2to sever

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ㄑㄧㄝ

qiē

/ q/ i/ ê/ first tone

ㄉㄨㄢˋ

duàn

/ d/ u/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

切断

Simplified

切斷

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 工人不小心切断了电线。

    gōng rén bù xiǎo xīn qiē duàn le diàn xiàn。

    The worker accidentally cut through the wire.

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