断档

斷檔

duàndàng

verb

Meanings

1 to be sold out
2 to be out of stock
3 to have a supply gap

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

公司人才断档是个大问题。

Gōngsī réncái duàndàng shì ge dà wèntí.

A talent gap at the company is a serious problem.

HSK 4

这款手机已经断档了。

Zhè kuǎn shǒujī yǐjīng duàndàng le.

This phone model is already sold out.

Tips

usage

Two domains: retail (out of stock) and HR/management (a gap in the talent pipeline, a missing generation). The HR usage - 人才断档 - is especially common in news.

Stroke Order

断 duàn

档 dàng