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打断

打斷
dǎduàn
verb HSK 6 #2,567

Meanings

  1. 1 to interrupt; to cut short
  2. 2 to break (physically)

Characters

打
dǎ
to hit; to strike
断
duàn
to break; to cut off
To strike and break - to interrupt or physically break something.

Examples

HSK 2
请不要打断别人说话。
Qǐng bùyào dǎduàn biéren shuōhuà.
Please don't interrupt when others are speaking.
HSK 3
他的腿被打断了。
Tā de tuǐ bèi dǎduàn le.
His leg was broken.
HSK 7-9
她的思路被电话打断了。
Tā de sīlù bèi diànhuà dǎduàn le.
Her train of thought was interrupted by a phone call.

Tips

usage
打断 most commonly means 'to interrupt' in conversation. The polite way to interrupt: 不好意思 打断 一下 or 抱歉 打断 一下.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ
断 duàn