间断
jiànduàn
to interrupt; to break off; intermittent
Characters in this word
断 duàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 斤 — axe
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 受暴雨影响，山区通信一度间断，救援队只能依靠卫星电话联络。 Shòu bàoyǔ yǐngxiǎng, shānqū tōngxìn yídù jiànduàn, jiùyuán duì zhǐ néng yīkào wèixīng diànhuà liánluò. Affected by heavy rain, communications in the mountain area were interrupted for a time, so the rescue team could only rely on satellite phones.
- 下雨下了一整天，中间没有间断。 Xià yǔ xià le yì zhěng tiān, zhōngjiān méiyǒu jiànduàn. It rained the whole day without a break.
- 他每天坚持练琴，从来没有间断过。 Tā měitiān jiānchí liàn qín, cónglái méiyǒu jiànduàn guo. He keeps practising the instrument every day and has never stopped.
Related words
- 房间 fángjiān room
- 间 jiān room; between (also a measure word for rooms)
- 时间 shíjiān time
- 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān restroom, toilet
- 中间 zhōngjiān middle; between, among
- 民间 mínjiān folk
- 卫生间 wèishēngjiān bathroom; toilet
- 空间 kōngjiān space
- 期间 qījiān during
- 之间 zhījiān between
- 间接 jiànjiē indirect
- 人间 rénjiān the human world