打断(dǎ duàn)

HSK 52 charactersTrad. 打斷

to interrupt

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 打断 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 我正要告诉你,你把话打断了。

    wǒ zhèng yào gào sù nǐ nǐ bǎ huà dǎ duàn le

    I was just about to tell you when you interrupted.

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