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断
斷
duàn
v. snap, break; cut off, stop; (of river) to dry up
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Other meanings
[duàn]v. to intercept, to quit; to get rid of
[duàn]adv. (lit.) absolutely (often used in negative sentences)
[duàn]v. to judge, to decide
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Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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断气
斷氣
duàn qì
v. breathe one's last breath, die
打断
打斷
dǎ duàn
v. interrupt, break off
折断
折斷
zhé duàn
v. break something off
断电
斷電
duàn diàn
v. go off (of power), electric power failure
车链子断了。
車鏈子斷了。
chē liàn zi duàn le
phr. The bicycle chain snapped (into two).
断奶
斷奶
duàn nǎi
phr. to wean (a baby); to cut off financial support
一刀两断
一刀兩斷
yì dāo liǎng duàn
idiom. to sever with one clean cut, to make a clean break with