间断 meaning in English

jiànduàn

disconnected; interrupted

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 間斷18 strokes

Meaning of 间断

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiànduàn
  1. disconnected
  2. interrupted
  3. suspended
  4. a gap
  5. a break

间断 in example sentences

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

她tā毫háo无wú间jiàn断duàn地dì照zhào顾gù自zì己jǐ的de孩hái子zi。
She always takes care of her children.
我wǒ们men可kě以yǐ把bǎ间jiàn断duàn平píng衡héng理lǐ论lùn应yìng用yòng到dào语yǔ言yán上shàng。
We could apply the theory of punctuated equilibrium to languages.

Stroke order for each character

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

间 jiān · between · 7 strokes

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

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 间断.

时间shíjiān(concept of) time; (duration of) time
房间fángjiānroom
中间zhōngjiānthe middle; the inside; in the middle; within; between; among
洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet; lavatory
不断bùduànunceasing; uninterrupted
判断pànduànto judge; to determine; judgment
卫生间wèishēngjiānbathroom; toilet
民间mínjiānamong the people; popular
之间zhījiān(after a noun) between; among; amid; (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressi
空间kōngjiānspace; room; (fig.) scope; leeway
期间qījiānperiod of time; time
人间rénjiānthe human world; the earth

Questions about 间断

What does 间断 mean?

间断 (jiànduàn) means "disconnected; interrupted" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 间断?

间断 is made of 2 characters: 间 (7 strokes), 断 (11 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 间断 an HSK word?

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

How is 间断 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 间断 is written 間斷.