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割断

gē duàn

2-character word Traditional 割斷

What 割断 means

1. to cut off
2. to sever

The characters in 割断

• 割gēto cut; to cut apart
• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off

Example sentences

• 她用她的小刀割断了绳子。
  She cut the rope with her knife.
• 林肯在向远比我们眼下分歧更大的国家发表讲话时说，我们不是敌人，而是朋友……虽然激情可能会褪去，但这不会割断我们感情上的联系。
  Línkěn zài xiàng yuǎn bǐ wǒmen yǎnxià fēnqí gèng dà de guójiā fābiǎo jiǎnghuà shí shuō, wǒmen bù shì dírén, érshì péngyou …… suīrán jīqíng kěnéng huì tuìqù, dàn zhè bù huì gēduàn wǒmen gǎnqíng shàng de liánxì.
  As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.