断

• 拼音: duàn
• 汉字拆解: 断 = simplified from 斷, depicting an axe cutting threads

含义

To break; to cut off; to snap; to sever. Used for things that break apart or connections that are severed.

Can describe physical breaking (rope, wire) or abstract severing (relationships, communication, power supply). Also used in compounds like 中断 (interrupt), 判断 (judge), and 不断 (continuously).

例句

1. 那根绳子突然断了。
2. 昨天晚上停电了，网也断了。
3. 他和老朋友断了联系已经好几年了。

用法指南

语境: everyday, technology, relationships

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 电话突然断了。(The phone call suddenly cut off.)
• 这根树枝被风吹断了。(This branch was snapped off by the wind.)

错误说法

• 我断了这个苹果 (Don't use 断 for cutting fruit — use 切; 断 implies snapping or breaking apart, not slicing)

起源与历史

Simplified from 斷, which depicts an axe (斤) cutting through threads (糸), vividly showing the act of severing.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal