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间断 (jiàn duàn): Interruption / Discontinuity (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

间断 consists of 2 characters.

间 • jiàn • between; space; interval • HSK 3.0 · L2

HSK 3.0 · L2

jiàn间

between; space; interval

断 • duàn • to break • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

duàn断

to break

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Pinyinjiàn duàn

MeaningInterruption / Discontinuity

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

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3.

How to Use 间断 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 间断 with other words naturally.

Verb + Verbwith发生

jiàn间

duàn断

fā发

shēng生

neutral

occur intermittently

Verb + Complementwith持续

chí持

xù续

bù不

jiàn间

duàn断

Adjective + Nounwith性

jiàn间

duàn断

xìng性

formalWritten

Adverb + Verbwith从未

cóng从

wèi未

jiàn间

duàn断

4.

Example Sentences with 间断

tā他

měi每

tiān天

pǎo跑

bù步

，

cóng从

formal

continuous and uninterrupted

intermittent nature

formal

never interrupted

bù

不

jiàn间

duàn断

。

He runs every day without interruption.

tā他

de的

yán研

jiū究

gōng工

zuò作

cóng从

wèi未

jiàn间

duàn断

guo过

。

His research work has never been interrupted.

tā他

de的

yán研

jiū究

gōng工

zuò作

cóng从

wèi未

jiàn间

duàn断

，

jí即

biàn便

zài在

yì疫

qíng情

qī期

jiān间

yě也

shì是

rú如

cǐ此

。

His research work has never been interrupted, even during the pandemic.

wèi为

shén什

me么

zhè这

ge个

xìn信

hào号

huì会

jiàn间

duàn断

xìng性

dì地

chū出

xiàn现

gù故

zhàng障

ne呢

？

Why does this signal experience intermittent failures?

xué学

xí习

yǔ语

yán言

xū需

yào要

chí持

xù续

liàn练

xí习

，

bù不

néng能

jiàn间

duàn断

。

Learning a language requires continuous practice and cannot be interrupted.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

jiàn间

duàn断

yǔ与

lǎo老

péng朋

yǒu友

de的

lián联

luò络

，

zhǐ只

shì是

pín频

lǜ率

jiàng降

dī低

le了

。

He has not discontinued contact with his old friends, only reduced the frequency.

wèi为

le了

bǎo保

chí持

jiàn健

kāng康

，

tā他

jiān坚

chí持

zhe着

bù不

jiàn间

duàn断

de的

chén晨

liàn练

xí习

guàn惯

。

To maintain his health, he persists in an uninterrupted morning exercise routine.

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

yóu由

yú于

zī资

jīn金

wèn问

tí题

céng曾

jiàn间

duàn断

guò过

jǐ几

gè个

yuè月

，

dàn但

xiàn现

zài在

yòu又

huī恢

fù复

le了

。

This project was interrupted for several months due to funding issues, but it has now resumed.

yóu由

yú于

shè设

bèi备

wéi维

hù护

，

shēng生

chǎn产

xiàn线

jiāng将

jiàn间

duàn断

yùn运

xíng行

shù数

xiǎo小

shí时

。

Due to equipment maintenance, the production line will operate intermittently for several hours.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 间断.

Words with 间

房间fáng jiānroom
时间shí jiāntime
中间zhōng jiānmiddle
洗手间xǐ shǒu jiāntoilets; washroom
之间zhī jiān(after a noun) between; among; amid
卫生间wèi shēng jiāntoilet
时间表shí jiān biǎoschedule
夜间yè jiānnighttime

Words with 断

判断pàn duànto decide
不断bú duànceaseless; uninterrupted; continual continuous; unceasing
打断dǎ duànto interrupt
诊断zhěn duàndiagnosis
中断

zhōng duàn

suspend; cut short; break off; discontinue

垄断lǒng duànmonopolise; forestall

断定duàn dìngconclude; form a judgment

断绝duàn juébreak off; cut off; sever