jié duàn

Traditional: 截斷

截断 (jié duàn) is a Chinese word meaning “to break or cut in two; to sever; to cut off”.

Meanings

  1. 1to break or cut in two
  2. 2to sever
  3. 3to cut off
  4. 4(fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc)
  5. 5to interrupt
  6. 6(math.) to truncate

Characters in 截断

截jié · to cut off (a length)断duàn · to break

Related words

断to break不断unceasing打断to interrupt判断to judge; to determine; judgment切断to cut off; to sever诊断to diagnose中断to cut short截to cut off (a length)拦截to intercept推断to infer判断力ability to judge断绝to sever; to break off

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