中断 (中斷)
zhōng duàn
Pinyin

Definition

中断 (中斷)
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zhōng duàn
  1. to cut short
  2. to break off
  3. to discontinue
  4. to interrupt

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中
Zhōng
  1. 1 China
  2. 2 Chinese
  3. 3 surname Zhong
中国
Zhōng guó
  1. 1 China
中共
Zhōng Gòng
  1. 1 abbr. for 中國共產黨|中国共产党[Zhōng guó Gòng chǎn dǎng], Chinese Communist Party
中分
zhōng fēn
  1. 1 to part one's hair in the middle
中午
zhōng wǔ
  1. 1 noon
  2. 2 midday
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一矢中的
yī shǐ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the target with a single shot
  2. 2 to say something spot on (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)

Sample Sentences

很可惜这么伟大的文明有过中断，现在只留下些陵墓和木乃伊。我们华夏文明虽然开始得晚些，但是很完整。就说长城吧，是在宇宙中唯一可以看到的地球上的建筑。
hěn kěxī zhème wěidà de wénmíng yǒuguò zhōngduàn ，xiànzài zhǐ liúxià xiē língmù hé mùnǎiyī 。wǒmen huáxiàwénmíng suīrán kāishǐ de wǎn xiē ，dànshì hěn wánzhěng 。jiù shuō Chángchéng ba ，shì zài yǔzhòu zhōng wéiyī kěyǐ kàndào de dìqiúshàng de jiànzhù 。
What a shame that such a magnificent civilization broke off. The only things left now are tombs and mummies. Although Chinese civilization started a bit later, it was very complete. Let's just talk about the Great Wall. It's the only man-made structure on earth visible from outer space.
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嗯，我们中华文明是唯一一种一直传承下来的文明。不过古埃及文明就是因为中断过，才显得更神秘！你想那个巨大的狮身人面像......
ng4 ，wǒmen zhōnghuáwénmíng shì wéiyī yīzhǒng yīzhí chuánchéng xiàlai de wénmíng 。bùguò gǔ āijí wénmíng jiùshì yīnwèi zhōngduàn guò ，cái xiǎnde gèng shénmì ！nǐ xiǎng nàge jùdà de shīshēnrénmiànxiàng ......
Ah, Chinese civilization is the only continuously handed-down civilization. But it's only because it broke off that ancient Egyptian civilization is so mysterious! Just think of that huge Sphynx statue.
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不好，我们的主控电脑中毒，通讯中断！
bùhǎo ，wǒmen de zhǔkòngdiànnǎo zhòngdú ，tōngxùn zhōngduàn ！
That's not good. Our main control computer has been infected. Discontinue communications!
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