断 (duàn) means Breaks (decide). Below are 24 of the 40 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他们已经 断 了联系。
Tāmen yǐjīng duàn le liánxì.
They have already lost contact.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 断
他被诊 断 为感冒。
Tā bèi zhěnduàn wéi gǎnmào.
He was diagnosed with a cold.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 诊断
语言在不 断 演变。
Yǔyán zài búduàn yǎnbiàn.
Language is constantly evolving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 演变
外面的雨不 断 地下。
Wàimiàn de yǔ búduàn de xià.
The rain outside keeps falling without a break.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不断
医生的诊 断 很准确。
Yīshēng de zhěnduàn hěn zhǔnquè.
The doctor's diagnosis is accurate.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 诊断
小船的桨 断 了一支。
Xiǎochuán de jiǎng duàn le yì zhī.
One of the little boat's oars has broken.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 桨
语言也在不 断 进化。
Yǔyán yě zài búduàn jìnhuà.
Language too is constantly evolving.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 进化
法律禁止垄 断 行为。
Fǎlǜ jìnzhǐ lǒngduàn xíngwéi.
The law forbids monopolistic practices.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 垄断
这条线索最后 断 了。
Zhè tiáo xiànsuǒ zuìhòu duàn le.
This trail went cold in the end.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 线索
大风把树枝折 断 了。
Dà fēng bǎ shùzhī zhé duàn le.
The strong wind snapped the branch.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 折
别用主观的想法判 断 。
Bié yòng zhǔguān de xiǎngfǎ pànduàn.
Do not judge by subjective impressions.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 主观
他处理问题非常果 断 。
Tā chǔlǐ wèntí fēicháng guǒduàn.
He deals with problems very decisively.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 果断
公司近年来不 断 扩张。
Gōngsī jìnnián lái búduàn kuòzhāng.
The company has been expanding continuously in recent years.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 扩张
他不 断 接到骚扰电话。
Tā búduàn jiēdào sāorǎo diànhuà.
He keeps getting nuisance calls.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 骚扰
这把琴的弦 断 了一根。
Zhè bǎ qín de xián duàn le yì gēn.
One of the strings on this instrument has broken.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 弦
各种新想法不 断 涌现。
Gèzhǒng xīn xiǎngfǎ búduàn yǒngxiàn.
All kinds of new ideas keep springing up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 涌现
这件事要我们自己判 断 。
Zhè jiàn shì yào wǒmen zìjǐ pànduàn.
We have to judge this for ourselves.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 判断
专家 断 定这幅画是真迹。
Zhuānjiā duàndìng zhè fú huà shì zhēnjì.
The experts concluded that this painting is genuine.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 断定
领导者要有决 断 的气魄。
Lǐngdǎozhě yào yǒu juéduàn de qìpò.
A leader needs the boldness to decide.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 气魄
他这样说未免有些武 断 。
Tā zhèyàng shuō wèimiǎn yǒuxiē wǔduàn.
Putting it that way is somewhat arbitrary of him.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 未免
水在自然界中不 断 循环。
Shuǐ zài zìránjiè zhōng búduàn xúnhuán.
Water circulates constantly in nature.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 循环
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断 appears in 40 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 断
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Questions about 断
How is 断 used in a sentence?
This page shows 40 sentences using 断 (duàn, "Breaks (decide)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 断 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 断 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 断 an HSK word?
Yes — 断 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 断?
The dictionary page for 断 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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