打断
dǎ duàn
Pinyin

Definition

打断
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dǎ duàn
  1. to interrupt
  2. to break off
  3. to break (a bone)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打
dá
  1. 1 dozen (loanword)
打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
打下
dǎ xià
  1. 1 to lay (a foundation)
  2. 2 to conquer (a city etc)
  3. 3 to shoot down (a bird etc)
打交道
dǎ jiāo dào
  1. 1 to come into contact with
  2. 2 to have dealings
打仗
dǎ zhàng
  1. 1 to fight a battle
  2. 2 to go to war
打倒
dǎ dǎo
  1. 1 to overthrow
  2. 2 to knock down
  3. 3 Down with ... !
打假
dǎ jiǎ
  1. 1 to fight counterfeiting
  2. 2 to expose as false
  3. 3 to denounce sb's lies
打劫
dǎ jié
  1. 1 to loot
  2. 2 to rob
  3. 3 to plunder
  4. 4 to ransack
打动
dǎ dòng
  1. 1 to move (to pity)
  2. 2 arousing (sympathy)
  3. 3 touching
打包
dǎ bāo
  1. 1 to wrap
  2. 2 to pack
  3. 3 to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
  4. 4 to package (computing)
打卡
dǎ kǎ
  1. 1 (of an employee) to clock on (or off)
  2. 2 to punch in (or out)
打印
dǎ yìn
  1. 1 to print
  2. 2 to seal
  3. 3 to stamp
打印机
dǎ yìn jī
  1. 1 printer
打呼
dǎ hū
  1. 1 to snore
打呼噜
dǎ hū lu
  1. 1 to snore
打嗝
dǎ gé
  1. 1 to hiccup
  2. 2 to belch
  3. 3 to burp
打喷嚏
dǎ pēn tì
  1. 1 to sneeze
打字
dǎ zì
  1. 1 to type
打工
dǎ gōng
  1. 1 to work a temporary or casual job
  2. 2 (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation

Idioms (20)

一炮打响
yī pào dǎ xiǎng
  1. 1 to win instant success (idiom)
  2. 2 to start off successfully
一网打尽
yī wǎng dǎ jìn
  1. 1 lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to scoop up the whole lot
  3. 3 to capture them all in one go
三天不打，上房揭瓦
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
  1. 1 three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
  2. 2 spare the rod, spoil the child
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成才
bù dǎ bù chéng cái
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
不打不成相识
bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí
  1. 1 don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
不打不相识
bù dǎ bù xiāng shí
  1. 1 lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
  2. 2 no discord, no concord
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
倒打一耙
dào dǎ yī pá
  1. 1 lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack
  2. 2 to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)
前门打虎，后门打狼
qián mén dǎ hǔ , hòu mén dǎ láng
  1. 1 to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
和尚打伞，无法无天
hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
  1. 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
  2. 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
  3. 3 lawless
乔装打扮
qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn
  1. 1 to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
单打独斗
dān dǎ dú dòu
  1. 1 to fight alone (idiom)
围城打援
wéi chéng dǎ yuán
  1. 1 to besiege and strike the relief force (idiom); strategy of surrounding a unit to entice the enemy to reinforce, then striking the new troops
宽打窄用
kuān dǎ zhǎi yòng
  1. 1 to give oneself leeway (idiom)
  2. 2 to allow room for error
张飞打岳飞
Zhāng fēi dǎ Yuè fēi
  1. 1 lit. Zhang Fei fights Yue Fei
  2. 2 fig. an impossible combination
  3. 3 an impossible turn of events (idiom)
打家劫舍
dǎ jiā jié shè
  1. 1 to break into a house for robbery (idiom)
打富济贫
dǎ fù jì pín
  1. 1 to rob the rich to help the poor (idiom)
打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán
  1. 1 lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly
  2. 2 concerned with petty interests
  3. 3 selfish and uncaring of the interests of others
  4. 4 bean counter

Sample Sentences

然而，愉快的情绪突然之间被打断，一辆超速转弯的车子冲了出来，差点儿撞上他。
ránér ，yúkuài de qíngxù tūrán zhījiān bèi dǎduàn ，yī liàng chāosù zhuǎnwān de chēzi chōng le chūlái ，chàdiǎnr5 zhuàng shàng tā 。
However, his happiness was interrupted all of a sudden. A car, which was speeding, appeared out of nowhere, almost crashing into him.
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不好意思，我打断一下。老板，有您的访客。
bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ dǎduàn yīxià 。lǎobǎn ，yǒu nín de fǎngkè 。
Excuse me, if I may interrupt. Boss, you have a visitor.
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对不起，我想打断一下。
duìbuqǐ ，wǒ xiǎng dǎduàn yīxià 。
Sorry, I'd like to interrupt you.
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不好意思，福特先生，我能不能打断您一下？您认为我们的产品适合学生群体，但您不觉得X420的价格对于没有经济收入的学生族来说是承受不起的吗？
bùhǎoyìsi ，Fútè xiānsheng ，wǒ néng bùnéng dǎduàn nín yīxià ？nín rènwéi wǒmen de chǎnpǐn shìhé xuésheng qúntǐ ，dàn nín bù juéde X sì\'èrlíng de jiàgé duìyú méiyǒu jīngjì shōurù de xuéshengzú láishuō shì chéngshòubù qǐ de ma ？
Excuse me, Mr. Ford, may I interrupt you for a moment? You believe that our product is suitable for students, but do you think students without any income will be able to afford the x420?
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抱歉打断您一下。您真的认为电视营销值得做吗？我的意思是，这一块的投入产出比对我们来说还是个未知数。
bàoqiàn dǎduàn nín yīxià 。nín zhēn de rènwéi diànshìyíngxiāo zhídé zuò ma ？wǒ de yìsi shì ，zhè yī kuài de tóurùchǎnchūbǐ duì wǒmen láishuō háishì gè wèizhīshù 。
I apologize but I'd like to interrupt you for a moment. Do you really think doing TV marketing is worth it? What I mean is, the input-output ratio is still unknown to us.
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你别打断他，让他说完。
nǐ bié dǎduàn tā ，ràng tā shuōwán 。
Don't interrupt him. Let him finish.
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不好意思，导游小姐，我能先打断一下吗？我知道洋山深水港开港后一直受到国内外的热切关注，可是为什么政府要花这么大的力气来建造这个工程呢？你能具体介绍一下吗？
bùhǎoyìsi ，dǎoyóu xiǎojie ，wǒ néng xiān dǎduàn yīxià ma ？wǒ zhīdào Yángshān shēnshuǐgǎng kāigǎng hòu yīzhí shòudào guónèiwài de rèqiè guānzhù ，kěshì wèishénme zhèngfǔ yào huā zhème dà de lìqi lái jiànzào zhège gōngchéng ne ？nǐ néng jùtǐ jièshào yīxià ma ？
I'm sorry, Miss, can I interrupt for a bit? I know that the Yangshan Deep-Water Harbor has always been the focus of a lot of international and domestic attention. But why is the government investing so much energy in this project? Can you give us some details?
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