打断

dǎ duàn

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to interrupt
2. to break off
3. to break (a bone)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 继续 jì xù 继续 jì xù to continue 打断 means to interrupt or break off, while 继续 means to continue.: to continue

Related words

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• 中断 zhōng duàn 中断 zhōng duàn to cut short 中断 means to suspend or discontinue, similar to breaking off an activity.: to cut short

Synonyms

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• 插嘴 chā zuǐ 插嘴 chā zuǐ to interrupt (sb talking) Both can mean 'interrupt' (a conversation).: to interrupt (sb talking)

Usage notes

Collocations

打断 frequently collocates with 思路 (train of thought) and 对话 (conversation).

Common mistakes

打断 is a resultative verb (verb+result complement); objects must be placed between 打 and 断 when they are shorter, e.g. 打断了他的话 not 打断了话他.

Example Sentences

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不要 打断 我说话。

Don't interrupt me while I'm talking.

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Child Words of 打断

• 打 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 打 dǎ: to beat
• 断 断 duàn: to break