中斷

zhōng duàn

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Verb

中斷 (zhōng duàn) is a Chinese word meaning “to cut short”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to cut short
  2. to break off
  3. to discontinue
  4. to interrupt

Stroke order

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Example

因為下大雨,比賽中斷了。

Because of heavy rain, the game was interrupted.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).