间断
jiànduàn
verbHSK 7-9
“Disconnected” in Chinese is 间断 (jiànduàn).
Meaning
- disconnected
- interrupted
- suspended
Show 2 more meanings
- a gap
- a break
Example
我们可以把间断平衡理论应用到语言上。
We could apply the theory of punctuated equilibrium to languages.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
Characters
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Not to be confused with: 尖端 (jiānduān, sharp pointed end) · 简短 (jiǎnduǎn, brief (statement, summary etc))