断绝

duànjué

to sever

Dictionary entry

to sever; to break off

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断
绝

See it in sentences

他们断绝了联系。

Tāmen duànjué le liánxì.

English

They broke off contact.

这条路的交通断绝了。

Zhè tiáo lù de jiāotōng duànjué le.

English

Traffic on this road has been cut off.

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