断绝 meaning and pronunciation

断绝
Simplified word
斷絕
Traditional word

断绝 English definition

duàn jué
  • to sever
  • to break off

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  • 断 (duàn): to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly;
  • 绝 (jué): to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means;