Chinese word dictionary

断港绝潢

duàn gǎng jué huáng · to be unable to continue; to come to a dead end (idiom)

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Word information

Simplified断港绝潢

Traditional斷港絕潢

Pinyinduàn gǎng jué huáng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

断duàn

to sever, to cut off, to interrupt

港gǎng

port, harbor, bay; Hong Kong

绝jué

to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate

潢huáng

pond, lake

How to learn 断港绝潢

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Words with the same characters

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不断búduàn

unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant

拒绝jùjué

to refuse; to decline; to reject

判断pànduàn

to judge; to determine; judgment

打断dǎduàn

to interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone)

断duàn

to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly

绝对juéduì

absolute; unconditional