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

走向断层 zǒu xiàng duàn céng strike fault (geology)
走向滑动断层 zǒu xiàng huá dòng duàn céng strike-slip fault (geology); fault line where the two sides slide horizontally past one another
跌断 diē duàn to fall and fracture (a leg, vertebra etc)
转换断层 zhuǎn huàn duàn céng transform fault (geology)
逆断层 nì duàn céng reverse fault (geology); compression fault, where one block pushes over the other at dip of less than 45 degrees
逸尘断鞅 yì chén duàn yāng lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness; fig. to ride like the wind (idiom)
遮断 zhē duàn to cut off; to interrupt; to prevent access
长流水，不断线 cháng liú shuǐ ， bù duàn xiàn continuous and patient effort (idiom)
隔断板 gé duàn bǎn partition board
电脑断层扫描 diàn nǎo duàn céng sǎo miáo CAT scan; CT scan
颓垣断壁 tuí yuán duàn bì crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
风波不断 fēng bō bù duàn constantly in turmoil; crisis after crisis
点断式 diǎn duàn shì designed to be torn off along a line of perforations
龙门山断层 lóng mén shān duàn céng Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
龙门断层 lóng mén duàn céng Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin
不断扩大 bù duàn kuò dà constantly expanding
脚断 jiǎo duàn foot broken; describing a broken foot
被断 bèi duàn broken by someone; to be broken
肠断 cháng duàn heartbroken; deeply saddened
轻断 qīng duàn lightly fasting; a way of controlling calorie intake and promoting health by arranging meal times and fasting times
断食法 duàn shí fǎ fasting method; a way or system to practice fasting
断联 duàn lián directly cut off from communication; to lose connectivity or contact
断口 duàn kǒu a wound that has opened up; a rupture in the skin or flesh
判断能力 pàn duàn néng lì judgment capability; the ability to make decisions or form opinions based on careful consideration
撞断 zhuàng duàn to break by impact; to break by bumping or striking
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