duàn

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Definitions

  1. 1. to break
  2. 2. to snap
  3. 3. to cut off
  4. 4. to give up or abstain from sth
  5. 5. to judge
  6. 6. definitely
  7. 7. decidedly

Words Containing 断

不断
bù duàn

unceasing

中断
zhōng duàn

to cut short

切断
qiē duàn

to cut off

判断
pàn duàn

to judge

垄断
lǒng duàn

to monopolize

打断
dǎ duàn

to interrupt

推断
tuī duàn

to infer

断定
duàn dìng

to conclude

断断续续
duàn duàn xù xù

intermittent

断绝
duàn jué

to sever; to break off

断裂
duàn liè

fracture

果断
guǒ duàn

firm

源源不断
yuán yuán bù duàn

a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream

片断
piàn duàn

section

诊断
zhěn duàn

diagnosis

间断
jiàn duàn

disconnected

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn

lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)

了断
liǎo duàn

to bring to a conclusion

伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ

to suffer serious injury (idiom)

优柔寡断
yōu róu guǎ duàn

indecisive

公断
gōng duàn

arbitration (law)

判断力
pàn duàn lì

ability to judge

判断语
pàn duàn yǔ

predicate

剪断
jiǎn duàn

to cut

割断
gē duàn

to cut off

割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì

to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)

反垄断
fǎn lǒng duàn

antitrust

反垄断法
fǎn lǒng duàn fǎ

antitrust legislation

喝断片
hē duàn piàn

to get blackout drunk (slang)

多谋善断
duō móu shàn duàn

resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious

夹断
jiā duàn

to nip (i.e. cut short)

妄断
wàng duàn

to jump to an unfounded conclusion

寡头垄断
guǎ tóu lǒng duàn

oligopoly

审断
shěn duàn

to examine

专断
zhuān duàn

to act arbitrarily

快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má

lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation

恩断义绝
ēn duàn yì jué

to split up

应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn

to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation

戒断
jiè duàn

to quit (taking drugs, alcohol etc); withdrawal

截断
jié duàn

to break or cut in two

投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú

arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army

折断
zhé duàn

to snap sth off

拗断
ǎo duàn

to break by twisting

掐断
qiā duàn

to nip off (with fingernails etc)

挂断
guà duàn

to hang up (a phone)

接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn

in unbroken succession (idiom)

摔断
shuāi duàn

to fall and break

擅断
shàn duàn

arbitrary

斩断
zhǎn duàn

to cut off

断乎
duàn hū

certainly

断乳
duàn rǔ

to wean; to be weaned

断交
duàn jiāo

to end a relationship

断代
duàn dài

periodization (of history)

断供
duàn gōng

to default on a mortgage

断句
duàn jù

to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing

断垣残壁
duàn yuán cán bì

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

断壁残垣
duàn bì cán yuán

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

断壁颓垣
duàn bì tuí yuán

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

断奶
duàn nǎi

to wean

断子绝孙
duàn zǐ jué sūn

to die without progeny

断层
duàn céng

fault (geology)

断层线
duàn céng xiàn

geological fault line

断崖
duàn yá

steep cliff

断崖式
duàn yá shì

(of a fall in price, temperature etc) steep; precipitous

断弦
duàn xián

widowed

断想
duàn xiǎng

brief commentary

断舍离
duàn shě lí

(neologism c. 2012) decluttering; minimalism (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 断捨離 \danshari\, lit. \forgoing

断案
duàn àn

to judge a case

断桥
duàn qiáo

The Broken Bridge (at West Lake in Hangzhou)

断档
duàn dàng

to be out of stock

断气
duàn qì

to stop breathing

断流
duàn liú

to run dry (of river)

断港绝潢
duàn gǎng jué huáng

to be unable to continue

断灭
duàn miè

annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)

断灭论
duàn miè lùn

annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)

断然
duàn rán

resolute

断片
duàn piàn

fragment

断狱
duàn yù

to pass judgment on a legal case

断球
duàn qiú

(sports) to steal

断瓦残垣
duàn wǎ cán yuán

the tiles are broken, the walls dilapidated

断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì

to quote out of context (idiom)

断粮
duàn liáng

to run out of food

断线
duàn xiàn

(of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break

断线钳
duàn xiàn qián

bolt cutter

断线风筝
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng

a kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore)

断续
duàn xù

intermittent

断背
duàn bèi

homosexual (a reference to Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山[duàn bèi shān], a 2005 movie about a same-sex relationship)

断背山
duàn bèi shān

Brokeback Mountain, 2005 English-language film by Ang Lee 李安[lǐ ān]

断肠
duàn cháng

heartbroken

断腿
duàn tuǐ

broken leg

断行
duàn háng

line break (computing)

断行
duàn xíng

to carry out resolutely

断袖
duàn xiù

homosexual

断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ

lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.

断裂带
duàn liè dài

fault zone (geology)

断裂强度
duàn liè qiáng dù

rupture strength

断裂模数
duàn liè mó shù

modulus rupture

断言
duàn yán

to assert

断语
duàn yǔ

conclusion

断货
duàn huò

to run out of (stock)

断路器
duàn lù qì

circuit breaker

断送
duàn sòng

to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc)

断开
duàn kāi

to break

断电
duàn diàn

to experience a power outage; to have a power failure

断头台
duàn tóu tái

guillotine

断食
duàn shí

to fast

断魂椒
duàn hún jiāo

king cobra or ghost chili (Naga jolokia)

断点
duàn diǎn

breakpoint (computing)

时断时续
shí duàn shí xù

stopping and starting

柔肠寸断
róu cháng cùn duàn

lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short

横断
héng duàn

to cross (a road, an ocean etc)

横断山脉
héng duàn shān mài

Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet

横断步道
héng duàn bù dào

pedestrian crossing

横断物
héng duàn wù

transverse object

横断面
héng duàn miàn

horizontal section

正断层
zhèng duàn céng

normal fault (geology)

正电子断层
zhèng diàn zǐ duàn céng

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

正电子照射断层摄影
zhèng diàn zǐ zhào shè duàn céng shè yǐng

positrion emission tomography (PET)

正电子发射断层照相术
zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè duàn céng zhào xiāng shù

positron emission tomography (PET)

正电子发射计算机断层
zhèng diàn zǐ fā shè jì suàn jī duàn céng

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

武断
wǔ duàn

arbitrary

残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

决断
jué duàn

to make a decision

清官难断家务事
qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì

even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb)

熔断
róng duàn

(of fuse wire) to melt

熔断机制
róng duàn jī zhì

(finance) trading curb

熔断丝
róng duàn sī

fuse wire

独断
dú duàn

to decide alone without consultation

独断专行
dú duàn zhuān xíng

to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action

独断独行
dú duàn dú xíng

to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action

当断不断
dāng duàn bù duàn

(idiom) to waver when decisiveness is needed

当断则断
dāng duàn zé duàn

to make a decision when it's time to decide

当断即断
dāng duàn jí duàn

not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed

当机立断
dāng jī lì duàn

to make prompt decisions (idiom)

眼穿肠断
yǎn chuān cháng duàn

waiting anxiously (idiom)

砍断
kǎn duàn

to chop off

纵断面
zòng duàn miàn

vertical section

圣安地列斯断层
shèng ān de liè sī duàn céng

San Andreas Fault, California

圣安德列斯断层
shèng ān dé liè sī duàn céng

San Andreas Fault, California

听断
tīng duàn

to judge (i.e. to hear and pass judgment in a law court)

肝肠寸断
gān cháng cùn duàn

lit. liver and guts cut to pieces (idiom)

臆断
yì duàn

to assume

自行了断
zì xíng liǎo duàn

to take one's life

英明果断
yīng míng guǒ duàn

wise and resolute

藕断丝连
ǒu duàn sī lián

lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another

冲断层
chōng duàn céng

thrust fault (geology)

裁断
cái duàn

to consider and decide

计算机断层
jì suàn jī duàn céng

CT, computed tomography (medical imaging method)

评断
píng duàn

to judge

词汇判断
cí huì pàn duàn

lexical decision

词汇判断任务
cí huì pàn duàn rèn wu

lexical decision task (psychology)

词汇判断作业
cí huì pàn duàn zuò yè

lexical decision task

词汇判断法
cí huì pàn duàn fǎ

lexical decision task

论断
lùn duàn

to infer

识文断字
shí wén duàn zì

literate

买断
mǎi duàn

to buy out

走向断层
zǒu xiàng duàn céng

strike fault (geology)

走向滑动断层
zǒu xiàng huá dòng duàn céng

strike-slip fault (geology)

跌断
diē duàn

to fall and fracture (a leg, vertebra etc)

转换断层
zhuǎn huàn duàn céng

transform fault (geology)

逆断层
nì duàn céng

reverse fault (geology)

连续不断
lián xù bù duàn

continuous

逸尘断鞅
yì chén duàn yāng

lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness

遮断
zhē duàn

to cut off

长流水,不断线
cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn

continuous and patient effort (idiom)

关断
guān duàn

to shut off

阻断
zǔ duàn

to block

隔断
gé duàn

partition

隔断板
gé duàn bǎn

partition board

电脑断层扫描
diàn nǎo duàn céng sǎo miáo

CAT scan

颓垣断壁
tuí yuán duàn bì

lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)

风波不断
fēng bō bù duàn

constantly in turmoil

点断式
diǎn duàn shì

designed to be torn off along a line of perforations

龙门山断层
lóng mén shān duàn céng

Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin

龙门断层
lóng mén duàn céng

Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin