断线
duàn xiàn
Pinyin

Definition

断线
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duàn xiàn
  1. (of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break
  2. (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued
  3. (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected
  4. cut off

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

上线
shàng xiàn
  1. 1 to go online
  2. 2 to put sth online
不断
bù duàn
  1. 1 unceasing
  2. 2 uninterrupted
  3. 3 continuous
  4. 4 constant
判断
pàn duàn
  1. 1 to judge
  2. 2 to determine
  3. 3 judgment
在线
zài xiàn
  1. 1 online
底线
dǐ xiàn
  1. 1 to underline
  2. 2 bottom line
  3. 3 base line (in sports)
  4. 4 baseline
  5. 5 minimum
  6. 6 spy
  7. 7 plant
断
duàn
  1. 1 to break
  2. 2 to snap
  3. 3 to cut off
  4. 4 to give up or abstain from sth
  5. 5 to judge
  6. 6 (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. 7 definitely
  8. 8 decidedly
曲线
qū xiàn
  1. 1 curve
  2. 2 curved line
  3. 3 indirect
  4. 4 in a roundabout way
果断
guǒ duàn
  1. 1 firm
  2. 2 decisive
火线
Huǒ xiàn
  1. 1 FireWire (IEEE 1394 data-transfer interface)
无线
wú xiàn
  1. 1 wireless
线
xiàn
  1. 1 thread
  2. 2 string
  3. 3 wire
  4. 4 line
  5. 5 CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ],根[gēn]
  6. 6 (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)
路线
lù xiàn
  1. 1 itinerary
  2. 2 route
  3. 3 political line (e.g. right revisionist road)
  4. 4 CL:條|条[tiáo]
下线
xià xiàn
  1. 1 to go offline
中断
zhōng duàn
  1. 1 to cut short
  2. 2 to break off
  3. 3 to discontinue
  4. 4 to interrupt
中线
zhōng xiàn
  1. 1 half-way line
  2. 2 median line
主线
zhǔ xiàn
  1. 1 main line (of communication)
  2. 2 main thread (of a plotline or concept)
  3. 3 central theme
了断
liǎo duàn
  1. 1 to bring to a conclusion
  2. 2 to settle (a dispute)
  3. 3 to do away with (oneself)
  4. 4 to break off (a relationship)
  5. 5 resolution (of a problem)
五线谱
wǔ xiàn pǔ
  1. 1 (music) staff
  2. 2 stave
占线
zhàn xiàn
  1. 1 busy (telephone line)
光线
guāng xiàn
  1. 1 light ray
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo],道[dào]
  3. 3 light
  4. 4 illumination
  5. 5 lighting (for a photograph)

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
割袍断义
gē páo duàn yì
  1. 1 to rip one's robe as a sign of repudiating a sworn brotherhood (idiom)
  2. 2 to break all friendly ties
单丝不成线，独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
  1. 1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
快刀断乱麻
kuài dāo duàn luàn má
  1. 1 lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation
  2. 2 cutting the Gordian knot
应机立断
yìng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
投鞭断流
tóu biān duàn liú
  1. 1 arms enough to stem the stream (idiom); formidable army
接连不断
jiē lián bù duàn
  1. 1 in unbroken succession (idiom)
放长线钓大鱼
fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú
  1. 1 use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
断港绝潢
duàn gǎng jué huáng
  1. 1 to be unable to continue
  2. 2 to come to a dead end (idiom)
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
  1. 1 to quote out of context (idiom)
断线风筝
duàn xiàn fēng zhēng
  1. 1 a kite with cut string (idiom); fig. gone beyond recall
断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
  1. 1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
柔肠寸断
róu cháng cùn duàn
  1. 1 lit. to feel as if one's intestines have been cut short
  2. 2 broken-hearted (idiom)
残垣断壁
cán yuán duàn bì
  1. 1 crumbling fences and dilapidated walls (idiom)
源源不断
yuán yuán bù duàn
  1. 1 a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream
独断专行
dú duàn zhuān xíng
  1. 1 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
  2. 2 a law unto oneself
独断独行
dú duàn dú xíng
  1. 1 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
  2. 2 a law unto oneself
当机立断
dāng jī lì duàn
  1. 1 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
眼穿肠断
yǎn chuān cháng duàn
  1. 1 waiting anxiously (idiom)

Sample Sentences

断线了！嘿嘿！我倒是想见识一下你的什么记忆炮弹，可惜啊...
duànxiàn le ！hēihēi ！wǒ dàoshì xiǎng jiànshi yīxià nǐ de shénme jìyìpàodàn ，kěxī ā ...
We lost the connection. Ha-ha. I actually would've liked to see your ``smart" missiles. What a shame...
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