(duàn) - to break, to snap, to cut off in Mandarin
duànTraditional: 斷
Translation
to break, to snap, to cut off
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Examples
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The rope has snapped.
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The call suddenly cut off.
摔。
He broke his leg in a fall.
断 (duàn) means to snap or break something long and thin, or to cut off a connection, so 绳子断了 (the rope snapped) and 断电 (power cut). The traditional form 斷 is noticeably more complex.
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