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断

duàn · duan

Traditional 斷

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to break
  2. to snap
  3. to cut off
  4. to give up or abstain from sth
  5. to judge
  6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. definitely
  8. decidedly
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In a conversation

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The kite string

  1. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)！风筝(fēngzhēng)线(xiàn)断(duàn)了(le)！

    Oh no! The kite string snapped!

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)飞(fēi)走(zǒu)了(le)！快(kuài)追(zhuī)！

    It is flying away! Run!

  3. Liangliang

    追(zhuī)不(bù)上(shàng)，太(tài)远(yuǎn)了(le)。

    I can't catch it. It's too far.

  4. Dengdeng

    线(xiàn)是(shì)自己(zìjǐ)断(duàn)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Did the string break by itself?

  5. Liangliang

    不是(bùshì)。我(wǒ)拉(lā)得(de)太(tài)用力(yònglì)了(le)，对不起(duìbuqǐ)。

    No. I pulled too hard. Sorry.

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，它(tā)现在(xiànzài)能(néng)看(kàn)整个(zhěnggè)城市(chéngshì)了(le)。

    It's fine. Now it can see the whole city!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)爬(pá)山(shān)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)绳(shéng)子(zi)断(duàn)了(le)。

The rope broke when we were climbing the mountain.

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02

他(tā)下(xià)定(dìng)决(jué)心(xīn)把(bǎ)烟(yān)断(duàn)了(le)。

He made up his mind to give up smoking.

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