to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly
trad. 斷
Also written 斷【duàn】
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断定duàn dìng
to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment
断裂duàn liè
fracture; rupture; to break apart
断电duàn diàn
to experience a power outage; to have a power failure
断绝duàn jué
to sever; to break off
断开duàn kāi
to break; to sever; to turn off (electric switch)
断线duàn xiàn
(of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break; (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued; (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected; cut off
断气duàn qì
to stop breathing; to breathe one's last; to die; to cut the gas supply
断言duàn yán
to assert; assertion
断层duàn céng
(geology) fault (CL:道[dao4]); (fig.) gap; rupture (in the transmission of some skill); (tomography) cross-sectional
断头台duàn tóu tái
guillotine; scaffold
断腿duàn tuǐ
broken leg
断送duàn sòng
to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc); ruined
断断续续duàn duàn xù xù
intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate
断路器duàn lù qì
circuit breaker
断乎duàn hū
certainly
断乳duàn rǔ
to wean; to be weaned; (TCM) to use medication to stop lactation
断交duàn jiāo
to end a relationship; to break off diplomatic ties
断代duàn dài
periodization (of history)
断供duàn gōng
to default on a mortgage; to stop supplying sth
断句duàn jù
to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing; to punctuate
断奶duàn nǎi
to wean
断尾duàn wěi
(zoology) (of a lizard etc) to shed its tail; to autotomize its tail; (animal husbandry) to cut the tail short; to dock the tail
断崖duàn yá
steep cliff; crag; precipice
断弦duàn xián
widowed; lit. broken string, cf 琴瑟[qin2 se4] qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony
断想duàn xiǎng
brief commentary
断案duàn àn
to judge a case
断档duàn dàng
sold out; to be out of stock
断桥Duàn Qiáo
The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)
断流duàn liú
to run dry (of river)
断灭duàn miè
annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)
断点duàn diǎn
(computing) breakpoint
断然duàn rán
resolute; definitive; categorically; absolutely
断片duàn piàn
fragment; piece; (of a film) to break in the middle of viewing
断狱duàn yù
to pass judgment on a legal case
断球duàn qiú
(sports) to steal; to intercept the ball
断生duàn shēng
(of food) to be cooked just until no longer raw
断码duàn mǎ
(fashion retailing) available only in a limited range of less popular sizes
断粮duàn liáng
to run out of food
断续duàn xù
intermittent
断网duàn wǎng
to cut off access to the Internet; to shut down the Internet
断肠duàn cháng
heartbroken; to break one's heart
断肢duàn zhī
severed limb
断背duàn bèi
homosexual (a reference to Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山[Duan4 bei4 Shan1], a 2005 movie about a same-sex relationship)
断行duàn háng
line break (computing)
断行duàn xíng
to carry out resolutely
断袖duàn xiù
homosexual; see 斷袖之癖|断袖之癖[duan4 xiu4 zhi1 pi3]
断语duàn yǔ
conclusion; judgment; verdict
断货duàn huò
to run out of (stock)
断顿duàn dùn
to go without meals (due to poverty or scarcity)