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中断

zhōng duàn · zhong duan

Traditional 中斷

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to cut short
  2. to break off
  3. to discontinue
  4. to interrupt
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  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)和(hé)奶奶(nǎinai)视频(shìpín)。

    I'm on a video call with granny.

  2. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)突然(tūrán)中断(zhōngduàn)了(le)？

    Why did it suddenly cut off?

  3. Liangliang

    网(wǎng)不(bù)好(hǎo)，视频(shìpín)又(yòu)中断(zhōngduàn)了(le)。

    The network is bad, the video got interrupted again.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)再(zài)打(dǎ)一次(yīcì)，这次(zhècì)别(bié)中断(zhōngduàn)了(le)。

    Call again, and don't get cut off this time.

  5. Liangliang

    奶奶(nǎinai)打(dǎ)过来(guòlái)了(le)，她(tā)说(shuō)我(wǒ)没(méi)开(kāi)声音(shēngyīn)。

    Granny called back, she says I did not turn the sound on.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

会(huì)议(yì)因(yīn)为(wèi)停(tíng)电(diàn)而(ér)中(zhōng)断(duàn)了(le)。

The meeting was interrupted because of a power outage.

02

他(tā)中(zhōng)断(duàn)了(le)学(xué)业(yè)去(qù)照(zhào)顾(gù)生(shēng)病(bìng)的(de)母(mǔ)亲(qīn)。

He interrupted his studies to take care of his sick mother.

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