截断 jié duàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to break or cut in two
  2. to sever
  3. to cut off
  4. (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc)
  5. to interrupt
  6. (math.) to truncate

CHARACTERS

截 jié cut off, stop, obstruct, intersect
断 duàn sever, cut off; interrupt