垄断 meaning in English

lǒngduàn

to monopolize

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 壟斷19 strokes

Meaning of 垄断

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lǒngduàn
  1. to monopolize

垄断 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā反fǎn对duì垄lǒng断duàn。
He was opposed to monopolies.
他tā们men垄lǒng断duàn了le原yuán物wù料liào供gōng应yìng,并bìng开kāi天tiān价jià。
They monopolized the supply market and drastically raised prices.
在zài这zhè次cì会huì议yì上shàng, 他tā垄lǒng断duàn了le讨tǎo论lùn并bìng彻chè底dǐ打dǎ乱luàn了le议yì程chéng。
At the meeting he monopolized the discussion and completely disrupted the proceeding.
反fǎn垄lǒng断duàn法fǎ律lǜ的de目mù的dì是shì遏è制zhì大dà公gōng司sī滥làn用yòng市shì场chǎng影yǐng响xiǎng力lì。
The purpose of antitrust law is to stop the abusive influence of the market by big companies.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

垄 lǒng · grave · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

断 duàn · to break · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 垄断.

不断bùduànunceasing; uninterrupted
判断pànduànto judge; to determine; judgment
中断zhōngduànto cut short; to break off
诊断zhěnduànto diagnose
打断dǎduànto interrupt; to break off
切断qiēduànto cut off; to sever
推断tuīduànto infer; to deduce
断定duàndìngto conclude; to determine
断裂duànlièfracture; rupture
果断guǒduànfirm; decisive
源源不断yuányuán-bùduàn(idiom) in an unending stream; continuous
断断续续duànduànxùxùintermittent; off and on

Questions about 垄断

What does 垄断 mean?

垄断 (lǒngduàn) means "to monopolize" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 垄断?

垄断 is made of 2 characters: 垄 (8 strokes), 断 (11 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 垄断 an HSK word?

Yes. 垄断 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 垄断 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 垄断 is written 壟斷.