断线

duàn xiàn

Definitions

1. (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break
2. (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued
3. (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected
4. cut off

Words Containing 断线

• 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)
• 长流水，不断线 cháng liú shuǐ , bù duàn xiàn: continuous and patient effort (idiom)

Child Words of 断线

• 断 duàn: to break
• 线 xiàn: thread