截断

jié duàn

2-character word Traditional 截斷

What 截断 means

to break or cut in two
to sever
to cut off
(fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc)
to interrupt
mathto truncate

The characters in 截断

截jiéto cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept
断duànto break; to snap; to cut off

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