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断弦

duànxián

Traditional: 斷弦

widowed / lit. broken string, cf [[琴瑟<qínsè>]] qin and se, two instruments epitomizing marital harmony

Character Breakdown

断
duàn
to sever, to cut off, to interrupt
HSK 4
弦
xián
bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse
HSK 6

Additional Information

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Chinese
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