夹断

夾斷

jiāduàn

verb

Meanings

1 to nip off
2 to pinch through
3 to cut by clamping

Characters

to clamp; to pinch

to break; severed

Examples

他用钳子把铁丝夹断了。

Tā yòng qiánzi bǎ tiěsī jiāduàn le.

He nipped the wire off with pliers.

她不小心用门夹断了指甲。

Tā bù xiǎoxīn yòng mén jiāduàn le zhǐjia.

She accidentally pinched off her fingernail in the door.

Tips

grammar

夹 'to clamp' + 断 'broken/severed' is a resultative verb compound: 'clamp until broken'. Same pattern as 砍断 (chop through), 咬断 (bite through), 折断 (snap in two).

Stroke Order

夹 jiā

断 duàn