断子绝孙 duàn zǐ jué sūn

DEFINITIONS

  1. end the family line; have no descendants left

CHARACTERS

断 duàn
HSK 4
sever, cut off; interrupt
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
绝 jué
HSK 4
to cut, sever, break off, terminate
孙 sūn
HSK 4
grandchild, descendent; surname