to cut off, sever, break
Animated Stroke Order 断
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HSK Vocabulary: 断
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 断 is used in context
1
tā他
zuò做
shì事
fēi非
cháng常
guǒ果
duàn断
。
He is very decisive in his work.
2
huì会
yì议
yīn因
gù故
zhōng中
duàn断
le了
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
。
The meeting was interrupted for ten minutes.
3
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
zuò做
chū出
zhèng正
què确
de的
pàn判
duàn断
。
We need to make the right judgment.
4
wǒ我
pàn判
duàn断
zhè这
shì是
duì对
de的
。
I judge this is right.
5
lǎo老
shī师
pàn判
duàn断
zhè这
dào道
tí题
de的
dá答
àn案
shì是
zhèng正
què确
de的
。
The teacher judges that the answer to this question is correct.
6
gēn根
jù据
tiān天
qì气
qíng情
kuàng况
，
wǒ我
men们
pàn判
duàn断
míng明
tiān天
huì会
xià下
yǔ雨
。
Based on the weather conditions, we judge that it will rain tomorrow.
7
tā他
bù不
duàn断
xué学
xí习
。
He keeps studying.
8
yǔ雨
bù不
duàn断
dì地
xià下
zhe着
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
hǎo好
dài待
zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
。
The rain kept falling, so we had to stay at home.
9
wèi为
le了
qǔ取
dé得
gèng更
hǎo好
de的
chéng成
jì绩
，
tā她
bù不
duàn断
nǔ努
lì力
liàn练
xí习
。
To achieve better results, she continuously practices hard.
10
yī医
shēng生
gěi给
wǒ我
zhěn诊
duàn断
le了
。
The doctor diagnosed me.
Information
Traditional斷
Radical斤
Strokes11
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#868
Zhuyinㄉㄨㄢˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+65AD
CangjieVIDL
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality