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间断

間斷
jiànduàn
verb HSK 7-9 #13,935

Meanings

  1. 1 to be interrupted
  2. 2 to be suspended
  3. 3 intermittent

Characters

间
jiàn
interval; gap
断
duàn
to break; to cut off
Literally 'gap and break' - to be interrupted

Examples

HSK 7-9
他从未间断过锻炼。
Tā cóngwèi jiànduàn guò duànliàn.
He has never stopped exercising.
HSK 7-9
雨断断续续，时有间断。
Yǔ duànduàn-xùxù, shí yǒu jiànduàn.
The rain was intermittent, stopping from time to time.

Tips

usage
间断 is most commonly used in the negative: 从未间断 (never interrupted), 不曾间断 (never ceased). It implies continuity was broken.

Stroke Order

间 jiān
断 duàn