截断

截斷

jiéduàn

verb #19,047

Meanings

1 to cut off
2 to sever
3 to truncate
4 to interrupt

Characters

to cut; to intercept

to break; to sever

Examples

HSK 5

他的话被电话铃声截断了。

Tā de huà bèi diànhuà língshēng jiéduàn le.

His words were interrupted by the phone ringing.

HSK 7-9

洪水截断了通往村庄的道路。

Hóngshuǐ jiéduàn le tōngwǎng cūnzhuāng de dàolù.

The flood cut off the road to the village.

Tips

usage

截断 can be physical (cutting something in two) or figurative (interrupting a conversation, cutting off a supply).

Stroke Order

截 jié

断 duàn