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断裂
断裂
(duàn liè): To break / to fracture / to crack (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
断 • duàn • to break • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
duàn
断
to break
裂 • liè • to split, to crack, to break apart • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
liè
裂
to split, to crack, to break apart
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 断裂.
Words with
断
判断
pàn duàn
to decide
不断
bú duàn
ceaseless; uninterrupted; continual continuous; unceasing
打断
dǎ duàn
to interrupt
诊断
zhěn duàn
diagnosis
中断
zhōng duàn
suspend; cut short; break off; discontinue
垄断
lǒng duàn
monopolise; forestall
断定
duàn dìng
conclude; form a judgment
断绝
duàn jué
break off; cut off; sever
Words with
裂
分裂
fēn liè
split; break up; tear
破裂
pò liè
rupture / break / break / split
裂痕
liè hén
Crack
裂缝
liè fèng
Crevice
决裂
jué liè
to break off; to rupture (relations)
撕裂
sī liè
tear apart; rip
爆裂
bào liè
burst; explode
碎裂
suì liè
shatter; break into pieces
4.
How to Use 断裂 in Sentences
Adverb + Verb
with
完全
wán
完
quán
全
duàn
断
liè
裂
neutral
completely fractured
Verb + Subject
with
发生
fā
发
shēng
生
duàn
断
liè
裂
Adjective + Noun
with
面
duàn
断
liè
裂
miàn
面
Noun + Noun
with
带
duàn
断
liè
裂
dài
带
5.
Example Sentences with 断裂
shéng
绳
zi
子
duàn
断
liè
裂
le
了
。
neutral
fracture occurs
formal
Written
fracture surface
formal
Written
fault zone
The rope broke.
yóu
由
yú
于
cái
材
liào
料
pí
疲
láo
劳
，
fēi
飞
jī
机
qǐ
起
luò
落
jià
架
de
的
guān
关
jiàn
键
bù
部
jiàn
件
chū
出
xiàn
现
liǎo
了
duàn
断
liè
裂
。
Due to material fatigue, a critical component of the aircraft's landing gear fractured.
dì
地
zhèn
震
dǎo
导
zhì
致
qiáo
桥
liáng
梁
duàn
断
liè
裂
。
The earthquake caused the bridge to fracture.
zhè
这
gēn
根
dēng
登
shān
山
shéng
绳
bìng
并
méi
没
yǒu
有
duàn
断
liè
裂
，
zhǐ
只
shì
是
biǎo
表
miàn
面
yǒu
有
xiē
些
mó
磨
sǔn
损
。
This climbing rope did not break; it only has some surface wear.
gōng
供
yìng
应
liàn
链
de
的
duàn
断
liè
裂
yǔ
与
shì
市
chǎng
场
xū
需
qiú
求
zhòu
骤
jiàng
降
gòng
共
tóng
同
yǐn
引
fā
发
le
了
zhè
这
chǎng
场
wēi
危
jī
机
。
The fracture in the supply chain, combined with a sharp drop in market demand, triggered this crisis.
