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间断

jiàn duàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 間斷

间断 (jiàn duàn) means "disconnected; interrupted; suspended". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 间断 means

1. disconnected
2. interrupted
3. suspended
4. a gap
5. a break

The characters in 间断

• 间jiānbetween; among; within a definite time or space
• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off

Example sentences

• 她毫无间断地照顾自己的孩子。
  Tā háowú jiànduàn de zhàogu zìjǐ de háizi.
  She always takes care of her children.
• 我们可以把间断平衡理论应用到语言上。
  Wǒmen kěyǐ bǎ jiànduàn pínghéng lǐlùn yìngyòng dào yǔyán shàng.
  We could apply the theory of punctuated equilibrium to languages.
• 自由职业的优点是，人们可以自由的分配他们的工作时间。它的缺点是，人们实际上必须24小时不间断的工作。
  The advantage of freelancing is that you can divide your time freely. The disadvantage is that you actually have to work around the clock.

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