断绝
duànjué
to sever, to break off
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他和家里断绝了关系。He cut off ties with his family.
- 暴雨使交通断绝。The storm cut off all traffic.
Collocations
断绝关系断绝来往断绝联系断绝往来
Mnemonic
断 duàn "to break, cut" + 绝 jué "to cut off, exhaust": both mean to cut, i.e. to sever, to break off (relations, contact, supply). Same as the Korean word dan-jeol (斷絶). Completely cutting an ongoing relationship, contact or route (断绝关系 to cut off relations). A synonym compound. 断 means "to break, judge" (断定 to conclude); 绝 means "to cut off, exhaust" (绝望 despair, 绝种 extinction).
Related
断开隔绝中断绝交
Quick check
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