断送 meaning in English
to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc); ruined
Traditional 斷送20 strokes
Meaning of 断送
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
duànsòng
- to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc)
- ruined
断送 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这则丑闻很有可能会断送您的选举。
This scandal will likely ruin your chances of being elected.
Stroke order for each character
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断 duàn · to break · 11 strokes
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送 sòng · to send · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 断送.
| 送到 | sòngdào | |
| 送给 | sòng gěi | to send; to give as a present |
| 不断 | bùduàn | unceasing; uninterrupted |
| 判断 | pànduàn | to judge; to determine; judgment |
| 发送 | fāsòng | to transmit; to dispatch |
| 中断 | zhōngduàn | to cut short; to break off |
| 诊断 | zhěnduàn | to diagnose |
| 赠送 | zèngsòng | to present as a gift |
| 打断 | dǎduàn | to interrupt; to break off |
| 送行 | sòngxíng | to see someone off; to throw someone a send-off party |
| 送礼 | sònglǐ | to give a present |
| 切断 | qiēduàn | to cut off; to sever |
Questions about 断送
What does 断送 mean?
断送 (duànsòng) means "to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc); ruined".
How do you write 断送?
断送 is made of 2 characters: 断 (11 strokes), 送 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
How is 断送 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 断送 is written 斷送.