Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
Chinese to English Dictionary
切断
qiēduàn
Description
“切断”的意思是把东西切开、断开，让本来连在一起的东西分成两部分。
"切断" means to cut or break something, separating what was originally connected into two parts.
我们常常说切断电线、切断联系或者切断电源。
We often say 切断电线 (cut the wire), 切断联系 (cut off contact), or 切断电源 (cut off the power).
Meanings
切断qiēduàn
to cut off; sever; disconnect
他切断了电源，房间变黑了。
He cut off the power, and the room went dark.
切断qiēduàn
cutting off; disconnection
电线的切断很危险，要小心。
Cutting the wires is dangerous; be careful.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
切 (to cut) + 断 (to break/sever), together meaning to cut through completely.
- Nuance
often used for physical severing (wires, cables) and figurative ones (contact, supply).
Images