Chinese Traditional:
Chinese Simplified:
Pinyin: duan4
Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˋ
English Meaning: 1. to break, to judge, to determine, to settle 2. to decide 3. to cut off, to sever, to interrupt 4. to give up, to abstain from, to quit 5. absolutely, definitely, decidedly

Example Sentences:

網路連線又斷了。
网路连线又断了。
wang3 lu4 lian2 xian4 you4 duan4 le5.
The Internet connection is down again.
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他從樹上跌下來,摔斷了手臂。
他从树上跌下来,摔断了手臂。
ta1 cong2 shu4 shang4 die2 xia4 lai2, shuai1 duan4 le5 shou3 bi4.
He fell from a tree and broke his arm.
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那頭野牛摔斷了腿並被安樂死。
那头野牛摔断了腿并被安乐死。
na4 tou2 ye3 niu2 shuai1 duan4 le5 tui3 bing4 bei4 an1 le4 si3.
That bison suffered broken legs and was euthanised.
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