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折断

zhé duàn · zhe duan

Traditional 折斷

Meaning

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  1. to snap sth off
  2. to break
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The pencil

  1. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，考试(kǎoshì)前(qián)我(wǒ)的(de)铅笔(qiānbǐ)折断(zhéduàn)了(le)！

    Oh no, my pencil snapped before the exam!

  2. Liangliang

    不要紧(bùyàojǐn)，我(wǒ)这里(zhèlǐ)还有(háiyǒu)一支(yīzhī)，别(bié)再(zài)折断(zhéduàn)了(le)。

    No problem, I have another one here. Do not snap it again.

  3. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！我(wǒ)写字(xiězì)很(hěn)轻(qīng)，一般(yībān)不会(bùhuì)折断(zhéduàn)。

    Thanks! I write lightly, so it usually does not snap.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，那(nà)你(nǐ)用(yòng)这支(zhèzhī)，这支(zhèzhī)很(hěn)结实(jiēshi)。

    Okay, then use this one. This one is sturdy.

  5. Dengdeng

    咔(kǎ)！它(tā)又(yòu)折断(zhéduàn)了(le)。看来(kànlai)我(wǒ)写字(xiězì)不(bù)轻(qīng)。

    Crack! It snapped again. It seems I do not write lightly.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)一(yì)场(chǎng)交(jiāo)通(tōng)意(yì)外(wài)中(zhōng)折(zhé)断(duàn)了(le)腿(tuǐ)。

My leg was broken in a traffic accident.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

大(dà)风(fēng)把(bǎ)院(yuàn)子(zi)里(lǐ)的(de)小(xiǎo)树(shù)折(zhé)断(duàn)了(le)。

The strong wind snapped the small tree in the yard.

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