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断送

duàn sòng

2-character word Traditional 斷送

What 断送 means

1. to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc)
2. ruined

The characters in 断送

• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off
• 送sòngto send; to deliver; to transmit; to give (as a present); to see (sb) off

Example sentences

• 这则丑闻很有可能会断送您的选举。
  This scandal will likely ruin your chances of being elected.