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切断

qiē duàn · qie duan

Traditional 切斷

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to cut off; to sever
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In a conversation

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The Wi-Fi is gone

  1. Liangliang

    怎么(zěnme)没有(méiyǒu)网(wǎng)了(le)？

    Why is there no internet?

  2. Dengdeng

    工人(gōngrén)把(bǎ)网线(wǎngxiàn)切断(qiēduàn)了(le)。

    The workers cut the cable.

  3. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)？我(wǒ)的(de)会议(huìyì)马上(mǎshàng)开始(kāishǐ)！

    What? My meeting is starting soon!

  4. Dengdeng

    别(bié)急(jí)，用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)热点(rèdiǎn)吧(ba)。

    Do not worry, use your phone hotspot.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，希望(xīwàng)热点(rèdiǎn)不会(bùhuì)也(yě)被(bèi)切断(qiēduàn)。

    OK, I hope the hotspot will not be cut off too.

  6. Dengdeng

    热点(rèdiǎn)是(shì)空气(kōngqì)，没(méi)法(fǎ)切断(qiēduàn)。

    A hotspot is air. It cannot be cut.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)网(wǎng)路(lù)连(lián)线(xiàn)被(bèi)切(qiē)断(duàn)了(le)。

My internet connection was cut off.

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02

他(tā)切(qiē)断(duàn)了(le)电(diàn)源(yuán)，机(jī)器(qì)立(lì)刻(kè)停(tíng)了(le)。

He cut off the power, and the machine stopped immediately.

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