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打断

dǎ duàn
HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

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Definitions

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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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继续
jì xù

to continue

打断 means to interrupt or break off, while 继续 means to continue.

Related words

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中断
zhōng duàn

to cut short

中断 means to suspend or discontinue, similar to breaking off an activity.

Synonyms

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插嘴
chā zuǐ

to interrupt (sb talking)

Both can mean 'interrupt' (a conversation).

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
dá

dozen (loanword)

打
dǎ

to beat

断
duàn

to break