中断
Old HSK 6
中断 (zhōngduàn) · to break off
中断 (zhōngduàn) means “to break off; to interrupt”. It is written with 2 characters: 中 (middle) + 断 (to break). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 中断 is built
The characters
中 zhōng · middle
What 中 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A line 丨 through the center of a box 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
断 duàn · to break
What 断 is made of
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 下xià — below
Origin hint: Using an axe 斤 to harvest grain 米 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
电话突然中断了。Diànhuà tūrán zhōngduàn le.The phone call was suddenly cut off.
比赛因为下雨中断了半小时。Bǐsài yīnwèi xiàyǔ zhōngduàn le bàn xiǎoshí.The match was interrupted for half an hour by rain.
Questions about 中断
What does 中断 mean?
中断 (zhōngduàn) means “to break off; to interrupt”.
How do you pronounce 中断?
中断 is pronounced zhōngduàn.
Which HSK level is 中断?
中断 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 中间zhōngjiānmiddle
- 中文ZhōngwénChinese (written language)
- 中午zhōngwǔnoon
- 中学zhōngxuésecondary school
- 中学生zhōngxuéshēngsecondary school student
- 高中gāozhōngsenior high school
- 其中qízhōngamong them
- 心中xīnzhōngin one's heart
- 中餐zhōngcānChinese food
Learn 中断 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 238: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.