break off; cut off; sever (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
斷絕
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他们已经断绝了所有的联系。 tāmen yǐjīng duànjuéle suǒyǒu de liánxì. - They have cut off all contact.
这次事故导致了水电供应断绝。 zhè cì shìgù dǎozhìle shuǐdiàn gōngyìng duànjué. - The accident resulted in a disruption of water and electricity supply.
战争期间，这个城市与外界断绝了联系。 zhànzhēng qíjiān, zhège chéngshì yǔ wàijiè duànjuéle liánxì. - During the war, the city was cut off from the outside world.
这种行为可能会导致你与同事关系的断绝。 zhè zhǒng xíngwéi kěnéng huì dǎozhì nǐ yǔ tóngshì guānxì de duànjué. - Such behavior could lead to the breakdown of your relationship with colleagues.
断绝外交关系将对两国经济产生深远影响。 duànjué wàijiāo guānxì jiāng duì liǎngguó jīngjì chǎnshēng shēnyuǎn yǐngxiǎng. - Cutting off diplomatic relations will have profound economic implications for both countries.
Characters
断 duàn - to break | HSK 5
绝 jué - most; (before a negative) absolutely; desperate, hopeless; superb, matchless; to exhaust, to finish; to die, to disappear |