断 duàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 斤 — axe
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
断裂
duànliè
to fracture; to break
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Example phrases
- 桥梁主梁出现细微断裂后，管理部门立即封闭了整座桥。 Qiáoliáng zhǔliáng chūxiàn xìwēi duànliè hòu, guǎnlǐ bùmén lìjí fēngbì le zhěng zuò qiáo. After fine cracks appeared in the bridge's main beam, the authorities immediately closed the entire bridge.
- 地震使这条公路中间断裂了。 Dìzhèn shǐ zhè tiáo gōnglù zhōngjiān duànliè le. The earthquake split this road in the middle.
- 绳子承受不了重量，突然断裂了。 Shéngzi chéngshòu bu liǎo zhòngliàng, tūrán duànliè le. The rope could not bear the weight and suddenly snapped.
Related words
- 不断 búduàn continuously; nonstop
- 断 duàn to break; to cut off
- 判断 pànduàn to judge
- 诊断 zhěnduàn to diagnose; diagnosis
- 中断 zhōngduàn to interrupt; to break off
- 当机立断 dāngjīlìduàn to make a prompt decision; to act decisively
- 断定 duàndìng to conclude; to assert
- 断断续续 duànduànxùxù intermittent; off and on
- 断绝 duànjué to cut off; to sever
- 断然 duànrán firm; resolute; absolutely
- 断章取义 duànzhāngqǔyì to quote out of context; to distort by taking out of context
- 果断 guǒduàn decisive; resolute