掐断

qiā duàn

2-character word Traditional 掐斷

What 掐断 means

to nip off (with fingernails etc)
(fig.) to cut off (supply etc)
to disconnect

The characters in 掐断

掐qiāto pick (flowers); to pinch; to nip
断duànto break; to snap; to cut off

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