suspend; cut short; break off; discontinue (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
中斷
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
电力中断导致了整个城市的黑暗。 Diànlì zhōng duàn dǎozhìle zhěnggè chéngshì de hēi'àn. - Power outage led to darkness throughout the city.
让我们不要中断这个重要的会议。 Ràng wǒmen bùyào zhōng duàn zhège zhòngyào de huìyì. - Let's not interrupt this important meeting.
工作被突如其来的电话中断了。 Gōngzuò bèi túrú qí lái de diànhuà zhōng duànle. - Work was interrupted by an unexpected phone call.
这场比赛由于天气原因中断了。 Zhè chǎng bǐsài yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn zhōng duànle. - The match was interrupted due to weather conditions.
请不要中断我的思维过程。 Qǐng bùyào zhōng duàn wǒ de sīwéi guòchéng. - Please do not interrupt my thought process.
Characters
断 duàn - to break | HSK 5
中 zhōng - middle, center; inside |