Chinese word dictionary

断绝

duànjué · to sever; to break off

Practice word

Word information

Simplified断绝

Traditional斷絕

Pinyinduànjué

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

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

绝jué

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

How to learn 断绝

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

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