断

duàn

“To break” in Chinese is 断 (duàn).

Other characters with the syllable duan: see all 5 →

Meaning

to break
to snap
to cut off

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to give up or abstain from sth
to judge
(usu. used in the negative) absolutely
definitely
decidedly

Example

小孩子不能判断什么是对的，什么是错的。

Young children cannot determine what is right and what is wrong.

From 判断 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 断

不断bùduànunceasingHSK 3 判断pànduànto judge; to determine; judgmentHSK 3 诊断zhěnduànto diagnoseHSK 5 中断zhōngduànto cut shortHSK 5 打断dǎduànto interruptHSK 6 断定duàndìngto concludeHSK 7-9 断裂duànlièfractureHSK 7-9 果断guǒduànfirmHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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