断绝

斷絕
duàn jué
HSK 6
to sever, to break off
verb

Example Sentences

他们的关系已经断绝了。
tāmen de guānxì yǐjīng duànjué le 。
Their relationship has been severed.
她决定断绝与他的一切联系。
tā juédìng duànjué yǔ tāde yīqiè liánxì 。
She decided to cut off all contact with him.
为了自己的未来，他不得不断绝过去的生活。
wèile zìjǐ de wèilái ， tā bùdébù duànjué guòqù de shēnghuó 。
For the sake of his future, he had to sever ties with his past life.

Individual Characters

HSK 4
断duàn
to break, to snap, to cut off
绝jué
cut off, exhausted, desperate

Words with similar meanings

切断qiēduàn
to cut off
This term emphasizes the action of making a clear and decisive break, often used in both physical and metaphorical contexts.
摆脱bǎituō
to get rid of
This word conveys the idea of freeing oneself from something unwanted or burdensome, implying a relief from ties.

Words Starting With 断

断定duàn dìng
to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment
断断续续duàn duàn xù xù
intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate

Words Ending With 绝

拒绝jù jué
to refuse; to decline; to reject
杜绝dù jué
put an end to
滔滔不绝tāo tāo bù jué
unceasing torrent (idiom); talking non-stop; gabbling forty to the dozen
络绎不绝luò yì bù jué
continuously; in an endless stream (idiom)
谢绝xiè jué
to refuse politely

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