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Information of 断
Pinyin
duàn
Radical
斤
Strokes
11 strokes
Usage
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Definition
absolutely / decidedly (in negative constructions) / break / to judge
断
duàn
Definitions:
1. 长形的东西从中间分开。
Cut a long object in half.
2. 不继续，禁绝。
To discontinue; to prohibit.
3. 判定，决定。
To judge; to decide.
4. 一定，绝对。
Certain; absolute.
Examples:
1. 长形的东西从中间分开：～裂。～层。～面。截～。～肠。～魂。～线风筝。
(Cut a long object in half: split, layer, surface, section, sever the intestines, cut the soul, cut the line of a kite.)
2. 不继续，禁绝：～粮。～水。～炊。～奶。～档。～流。～种（zhóng）。～交。～片。～续。～子绝孙。
(To discontinue: stop supplying food, stop water, stop cooking, stop milk, stop files, halt flow, prohibit planting, sever relationships, stop segments, cut off descendants.)
3. 判定，决定：判～。诊～。～狱（审理和判决罪案）。
(To judge: judgment, diagnosis, trial (to hear and adjudicate a case).)
4. 一定，绝对：～乎不可。～然施行。
(Certain; absolutely: Absolutely impossible; must be enforced.)
Further meanings:
1. 同本义 ([En.] cut off)
Same meaning ([En.] cut off)
2. 断开;断绝 ([En.] break; snap)
To break; to snap ([En.] break; snap)
3. 拦截;拦劫 ([En.] intercept)
To intercept ([En.] intercept)
4. 判断;裁决 ([En.] judge)
To judge; to decide ([En.] judge)
5. 分;区分;划分 ([En.] divide)
To divide ([En.] divide)
6. 禁止 ([En.] inhibit)
To inhibit ([En.] inhibit)
7. 戒掉，有意地抑制自己不行动 ([En.] abstain from)
To abstain, consciously suppress oneself from acting ([En.] abstain from)
8. 斩杀，宰杀 ([En.] kill)
To kill ([En.] kill)
9. 治理，治，管理…的事物 ([En.] administer)
To administer ([En.] administer)
Other forms:
副 (Adverb): 绝对;一定 (【英】：absolutely)
Absolutely; definitely ([En]: absolutely)
形 (Adjective):
1. 残缺;片断 ([En.] broken)
Broken ([En.] broken)
2. 陡峭 ([En.] abrupt)
Abrupt ([En.] abrupt)
Examples of usage in a sentence:
1. 他的语气是断言的。
His tone is assertive.
2. 这条山路非常断。
This mountain path is very steep.
fault (geology) / CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4] / (fig.) gap / rupture (in the transmission of some skill) / (tomography) cross-sectional
to break or cut in two / to sever / to cut off / (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) / to interrupt / (math.) to truncate