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断 duàn

to break (be severed, snap off)

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 4
Radical
斤
Traditional
斷
Type
Ideograph
Made of 米斤 ⿰⿺？米斤

Memory hint: Using an axe 斤 to harvest grain 米

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  1. 这根绳子断了。
    Zhè gēn shéngzi duàn le.
    This rope broke.
    this (measure) rope break (particle)
  2. 医生的诊断准确吗？
    Yīshēng de zhěnduàn zhǔnquè ma?
    Is the doctor's diagnosis accurate?
    doctor (particle) diagnosis accurate (question)
  3. 你应该自己判断这件事。
    Nǐ yīnggāi zìjǐ pànduàn zhè jiàn shì.
    You should judge this matter yourself.
    you should self judge this (measure) matter
  4. 这根线还没断。
    Zhè gēn xiàn hái méi duàn.
    This thread hasn't broken yet.
    this (measure) thread still not break
  5. 手术以后，医生每天都来检查，不断调整治疗方案。
    Shǒushù yǐhòu, yīshēng měitiān dōu lái jiǎnchá, búduàn tiáozhěng zhìliáo fāng'àn.
    After the surgery, the doctor comes to check every day, constantly adjusting the treatment plan.
    surgery after, doctor every-day all come check, unceasingly adjust treatment plan

Words with 断 (10)