断绝
duàn jué
Pinyin

Definition

断绝
 - 
duàn jué
  1. to sever
  2. to break off

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不断
bù duàn
  1. 1 unceasing
  2. 2 uninterrupted
  3. 3 continuous
  4. 4 constant
拒绝
jù jué
  1. 1 to refuse
  2. 2 to decline
  3. 3 to reject
断
duàn
  1. 1 to break
  2. 2 to snap
  3. 3 to cut off
  4. 4 to give up or abstain from sth
  5. 5 to judge
  6. 6 (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. 7 definitely
  8. 8 decidedly
果断
guǒ duàn
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 decisive
绝
jué
  1. 1 to cut short
  2. 2 extinct
  3. 3 to disappear
  4. 4 to vanish
  5. 5 absolutely
  6. 6 by no means
绝对
jué duì
  1. 1 absolute
  2. 2 unconditional
绝望
jué wàng
  1. 1 to despair
  2. 2 to give up all hope
  3. 3 desperate
  4. 4 desperation
不绝于耳
bù jué yú ěr
  1. 1 (of sound) to never stop
  2. 2 to fall incessantly on the ear
  3. 3 to linger on
中断
zhōng duàn
  1. 1 to cut short
  2. 2 to break off
  3. 3 to discontinue
  4. 4 to interrupt
切断
qiē duàn
  1. 1 to cut off
  2. 2 to sever
判断
pàn duàn
  1. 1 to judge
  2. 2 to determine
  3. 3 judgment
判断力
pàn duàn lì
  1. 1 ability to judge
  2. 2 judgment
剪断
jiǎn duàn
  1. 1 to cut
  2. 2 to snip
垄断
lǒng duàn
  1. 1 to enjoy market dominance
  2. 2 to monopolize
打断
dǎ duàn
  1. 1 to interrupt
  2. 2 to break off
  3. 3 to break (a bone)
折断
zhé duàn
  1. 1 to snap sth off
  2. 2 to break
挂断
guà duàn
  1. 1 to hang up (a phone)
推断
tuī duàn
  1. 1 to infer
  2. 2 to deduce
  3. 3 to predict
  4. 4 to extrapolate
断奶
duàn nǎi
  1. 1 to wean
断定
duàn dìng
  1. 1 to conclude
  2. 2 to determine
  3. 3 to come to a judgment

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
  1. 1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
  2. 2 to break all friendly ties
坚苦卓绝
jiān kǔ zhuó jué
  1. 1 persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
天无绝人之路
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
  1. 1 Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
  2. 2 Never give up hope.
  3. 3 Never say die.
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
  1. 1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
屡禁不绝
lu:3 jìn bù jué
  1. 1 to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
弹尽援绝
dàn jìn yuán jué
  1. 1 out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits
弹尽粮绝
dàn jìn liáng jué
  1. 1 out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
惨绝人寰
cǎn jué rén huán
  1. 1 extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
悬崖绝壁
xuán yá jué bì
  1. 1 sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
  1. 1 arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
拍案叫绝
pāi àn jiào jué
  1. 1 lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
  2. 2 amazing!
  3. 3 great!
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
  1. 1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
断港绝潢
duàn gǎng jué huáng
  1. 1 to be unable to continue
  2. 2 to come to a dead end (idiom)
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
  1. 1 to quote out of context (idiom)
断线风筝
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
  1. 1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
  1. 1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.

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