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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

断 [duàn]
  1. 1. verb [分成段] break
  2. 2. verb [断绝] break … off
  3. 3. verb [判断] decide
  4. 4. adverb absolutely

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

断 [duàn]
  1. 1. verb break; snap
    喀嚓一声，断成两截
    break in two with a snap
    他给小提琴调弦的时候，E弦断了。
    When he was tuning his violin, the E string snapped.
  2. 2. verb break off; cut off; stop
    断水
    cut off the water supply
  3. 3. verb give up; abstain from
    断烟
    give up (or quit) smoking
  4. 4. verb judge; decide
    诊断
    diagnose
  5. 5. adverb (usually used in the negative) absolutely; decidedly
    断不可信
    absolutely incredible
    断无此理
    absolutely untenable (or unreasonable); the height of absurdity

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

断 [duàn]
  1. 1. 动 (本来相连的长形物)分成不相连的段
    电线断了
    柔肠寸断
    砍断
    断开
  2. 2. 动 隔绝；使不再相继
    断炊
    断交
    间断
    断断续续
  3. 3. 动 戒掉(烟、酒等)
    断烟
    断酒
  4. 4. 动 拦截
    派一个排断后
    断球
  5. 5. 动 判定；决定
    当机立断
    独断专行
    诊断
  6. 6. 副 [文] 绝对；一定(多用于否定)
    断不可行
    断无此理
  7. 7. 第七画是竖折(∟)
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Examples

断无此理
absolutely untenable (or unreasonable); the height of absurdity
把断了的车轴焊起来
weld the pieces of the broken axle
喀嚓一声，树枝断了。
The branch broke with a snap. or The branch snapped.
他是一位善于审时度势、多谋善断的经理人员。
He is a resourceful and resolute manager who can make a correct assessment of the situation.
案子的线儿断了。
The clue could not be followed up.
两国关系中断了好多年。
Relations between the two countries were suspended for many years.
由于这座地面站遭到了破坏，附近的无线通讯都中断了。
This ground station has been destroyed, so wireless communication nearby has completely broken down.
断七这天我们烧纸祭奠亡灵。
Seven weeks after their death, we hold a memorial ceremony for the dead.
他的裤带突然断了，裤子差点掉下来。
His trouser belt broke and the trousers nearly fell down.
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 + 米
[mǐ]		 + 斤
[jīn]

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