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HSK 6
HSK 6
HSK 6
HSK 4
HSK 5
断
斷
duàn
1.
to break
2.
to snap
3.
to cut off
4.
to give up or abstain from sth
5.
to judge
6.
(usu. used in the negative) absolutely
7.
definitely
8.
decidedly
HSK 5
Very Common • Top 1%
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
断送
duànsòng
to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc)
果断
guǒduàn
firm
断线
duànxiàn
disconnected
断货
duànhuò
to run out of (stock)
断语
duànyǔ
conclusion
断食
duànshí
to fast
断粮
duànliáng
to run out of food
断绝
duànjué
to sever
断续
duànxù
intermittent
断背
duànbèi
homosexual, cf Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain
断袖
duànxiù
homosexual
断行
duànxíng
to carry out resolutely
断开
duànkāi
to break
断电
duàndiàn
power cut
垄断
lǒngduàn
to enjoy market dominance
了断
liǎoduàn
to settle (a dispute etc)
判断
pànduàn
to decide
夹断
jiāduàn
to nip (i.e. cut short)
妄断
wàngduàn
to jump to an unfounded conclusion
不断
bùduàn
unceasing
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 433
- Word Frequency Rank
- 694 of 84,292