断 duàn

sever, cut off; interrupt

HSK 4 #434

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

断语 duàn yǔ conclusion; judgment; verdict
裁断 cái duàn to consider and decide
肝肠寸断 gān cháng cùn duàn lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom); fig. grief-stricken
连续不断 lián xù bù duàn continuous; unceasing
断案 duàn àn to judge a case
断裂带 duàn liè dài fault zone (geology)
残垣断壁 cán yuán duàn bì crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
买断 mǎi duàn to buy out; buyout; severance
伤筋断骨 shāng jīn duàn gǔ to suffer serious injury (idiom)
判断语 pàn duàn yǔ predicate
剪断 jiǎn duàn to cut; to snip
割袍断义 gē páo duàn yì to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom); to break all friendly ties
反垄断 fǎn lǒng duàn anti-trust legislation; anti-monopoly
反垄断法 fǎn lǒng duàn fǎ anti-trust law; legislation again monopolies
喝断片 hē duàn piàn to get blackout drunk (slang)
垄断贩卖 lǒng duàn fàn mài monopoly
多谋善断 duō móu shàn duàn resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious
夹断 jiā duàn to nip (i.e. cut short); to pinch off
妄断 wàng duàn to jump to an unfounded conclusion
寡头垄断 guǎ tóu lǒng duàn oligopoly
审断 shěn duàn to examine
快刀断乱麻 kuài dāo duàn luàn má lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation; cutting the Gordian knot
恩断义绝 ēn duàn yì jué to split up; to break all ties
应机立断 yìng jī lì duàn to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
戒断 jiè duàn withdrawal (from drugs)
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