扭断

扭斷

niǔduàn

verb #14,800

Meanings

1 to twist off
2 to wrench apart
3 to break by twisting

Characters

to twist; to wrench

to break; to snap

Examples

他把铁丝扭断了。

Tā bǎ tiěsī niǔduàn le.

He twisted the wire apart.

风太大，把树枝都扭断了。

Fēng tài dà, bǎ shùzhī dōu niǔduàn le.

The wind was so strong it snapped the branches.

Stroke Order

扭 niǔ

断 duàn