Word information
Simplified断袖
Traditional斷袖
Pinyinduàn xiù
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 断袖
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
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
不断búduàn
unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant
判断pànduànto judge; to determine; judgment
打断dǎduànto interrupt; to break off; to break (a bone)
断duànto break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly
诊断zhěnduànto diagnose
袖子xiùzisleeve