中断

zhōngduàn

to cut short; to break off; to discontinue

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 中斷

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

电话突然中断了。

The call was suddenly cut off.

学习不能中断。

Learning must not be interrupted.