断线

斷線

duànxiàn

verb

Meanings

1 to get cut off; to disconnect (of a call or network)
2 to snap (of a string or thread)

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

我玩游戏玩到一半，网络突然断线了。

Wǒ wán yóuxì wándào yíbàn, wǎngluò tūrán duànxiàn le.

I was halfway through a game when the network suddenly cut out.

HSK 7-9

风筝断线了，越飞越远。

Fēngzheng duànxiàn le, yuè fēi yuè yuǎn.

The kite's string snapped, and it flew farther and farther away.

Tips

usage

For a call or game dropping out, 掉线 is the more common word. Someone who left and was never heard from again is like 断了线的风筝 'a kite with a broken string'.

Stroke Order

断 duàn

线 xiàn