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

HSK 7-9

他把铁丝扭断了。

Tā bǎ tiěsī niǔduàn le.

He twisted the wire apart.

HSK 7-9

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