断 – vocab dash

断duàn

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Meanings

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

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Examples9

X光guāng片piàn显示xiǎnshì两liǎng根gēn手指shǒuzhǐ断duàn了le。

The X-ray showed two broken fingers.

她tā发现fāxiàn她tā已经yǐjīng断duàn盐yán了le。

She discovered that she had run out of salt.

我wǒ弄nòng断duàn了le我wǒ吉他jítā的de一yī根gēn弦xián。

I broke a string on my guitar.

B4和hé升D5的de弦xián断duàn了le。

The B4 and D-sharp-5 strings snapped.

马mǎ倒下dǎoxià时shí脖子bózi断duàn了le。

The horse broke its neck when it fell.

我wǒ的de指甲zhǐjia断duàn了le。

I broke a nail.