断

断 (duàn) – to break

duàn

to break

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 斷2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to break
  2. 2to snap
  3. 3to cut off
  4. 4to give up or abstain from sth
  5. 5to judge
  6. 6(usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. 7definitely
  8. 8decidedly

Simplified & traditional

断

Simplified

斷

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 他反对垄断。

    tā fǎn duì lǒng duàn 。

    He was opposed to monopolies.

  • 我做事该果断。

    wǒ zuò shì gāi guǒ duàn 。

    I should stop procrastinating.

Related words

判断

pàn duàn

to judge

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

诊断

zhěn duàn

to diagnose

中断

zhōng duàn

to cut short

打断

dǎ duàn

to interrupt

断定

duàn dìng

to conclude

断裂

duàn liè

fracture

果断

guǒ duàn

firm

间断

jiàn duàn

disconnected

垄断

lǒng duàn

to monopolize

切断

qiē duàn

to cut off

推断

tuī duàn

to infer

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