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间断 (jiàn duàn): Interruption / Discontinuity (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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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
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 间断.
Words with
间
房间
fáng jiān
room
时间
shí jiān
time
中间
zhōng jiān
middle
洗手间
xǐ shǒu jiān
toilets; washroom
之间
zhī jiān
(after a noun) between; among; amid
卫生间
wèi shēng jiān
toilet
时间表
shí jiān biǎo
schedule
夜间
yè jiān
nighttime
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
4.
How to Use 间断 in Sentences
Verb + Verb
with
发生
jiàn
间
duàn
断
fā
发
shēng
生
neutral
occur intermittently
Verb + Complement
with
持续
chí
持
xù
续
bù
不
jiàn
间
duàn
断
Adjective + Noun
with
性
jiàn
间
duàn
断
xìng
性
formal
Written
Adverb + Verb
with
从未
cóng
从
wèi
未
jiàn
间
duàn
断
5.
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.
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.
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.
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.
