To interrupt in Chinese: 打断 (dǎ duàn)

dǎ duàn

to interrupt

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 打斷1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to interrupt
  2. 2to break off
  3. 3to break (a bone)

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

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ㄉㄚˇ

/ d/ aˇ/ third tone

ㄉㄨㄢˋ

duàn

/ d/ u/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

打断

Simplified

打斷

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 请不要打断别人说话。

    qǐng bú yào dǎ duàn bié rén shuō huà。

    Please don't interrupt others while they are talking.

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