Chinese word dictionary

藕断丝连

ǒu duàn sī lián · lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another

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Word information

Simplified藕断丝连

Traditional藕斷絲連

Pinyinǒu duàn sī lián

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Character breakdown

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藕ǒu

lotus root

断duàn

to sever, to cut off, to interrupt

丝sī

silk, fine thread; wire; strings

连lián

to join, to connect; continuous; even

How to learn 藕断丝连

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不断búduàn

unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant

连lián

surname Lian; to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也[ye3], 都[dou1] etc) even; company (military)

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

连接liánjiē

to link; to join; to connect