绝

jué

“To cut short” in Chinese is 绝 (jué).

Other characters with the syllable jue: see all 8 →

Meaning

to cut short
extinct
to disappear

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to vanish
absolutely
by no means
variant of 絕|绝[jue2]

Example

他绝对没动过酒。

He never touched wine.

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

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Words containing 绝

绝对juéduìabsolute; unconditionalHSK 3 拒绝jùjuéto refuse; to decline; to rejectHSK 5 绝望juéwàngto despairHSK 5 绝大多数jué dàduōshùthe vast majorityHSK 6 杜绝dùjuéto put an end toHSK 7-9 绝技juéjìconsummate skillHSK 7-9 绝缘juéyuánto have no contact withHSK 7-9 绝招juézhāounique skillHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

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