断绝
Old HSK 6
断绝 (duànjué) · to cut off
断绝 (duànjué) means “to cut off; to break off”. It is written with 2 characters: 断 (to break) + 绝 (to cut). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 断绝 is built
The characters
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)
绝 jué · to cut
What 绝 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 色sè — color
- ⺈ — top shape
- 巴bā — to desire
- 巳sì — the hours from 9 to 11
Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 色 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
大雪断绝了山里的交通。Dàxuě duànjué le shānlǐ de jiāotōng.The heavy snow cut off traffic in the mountains.
两家公司断绝了来往。Liǎng jiā gōngsī duànjué le láiwǎng.The two companies broke off contact.
Questions about 断绝
What does 断绝 mean?
断绝 (duànjué) means “to cut off; to break off”.
How do you pronounce 断绝?
断绝 is pronounced duànjué.
Which HSK level is 断绝?
断绝 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不断bùduàncontinuously
- 判断pànduànto judge
- 诊断zhěnduànto diagnose
- 断定duàndìngto conclude
- 果断guǒduàndecisive
- 垄断lǒngduànto monopolize
- 片断piànduànfragment
- 中断zhōngduànto break off
- 断duànto break
- 绝对juéduìabsolutely
Learn 断绝 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.