夹断

夾斷

jiāduàn

verb

Meanings

1 to nip off
2 to pinch through
3 to cut by clamping

Characters

to clamp; to pinch

to break; severed

Examples

HSK 7-9

他用钳子把铁丝夹断了。

Tā yòng qiánzi bǎ tiěsī jiāduàn le.

He nipped the wire off with pliers.

HSK 7-9

她不小心用门夹断了指甲。

Tā bù xiǎoxīn yòng mén jiāduàn le zhǐjia.

She accidentally pinched off her fingernail in the door.

Tips

grammar

夹 'to clamp' + 断 'broken/severed' is a resultative verb compound: 'clamp until broken'. Same pattern as 砍断 (chop through), 咬断 (bite through), 折断 (snap in two).

Stroke Order

夹 jiā

断 duàn