Word: 断 (duàn) to break; to snap

These are the example sentences using 断 in the sense to break; to snap. Every sentence using 断 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 斷

Example sentences using 断 in this sense

9 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

我弄断了我吉他的一根弦。

Wǒ nòng duànle wǒ jítā de yìgēn xián.

I broke a string on my guitar.
我想我的右手臂断了。

Wǒ xiǎng wǒ de yòu shǒubì duànle.

I think my right arm is broken.
我的手臂断了。

Wǒ de shǒubì duànle.

I broke my arm.
我的指甲断了。

Wǒ de zhǐjia duànle.

I broke a nail.
收音机的天线断了，没声音。

Shōuyīnjī de tiānxiàn duànle, méi shēngyīn.

The radio's antenna is broken, so there's no sound.
树枝很脆，一踩就断了。

Shùzhī hěn cuì, yì cǎi jiù duànle.

The branch is brittle and snapped as soon as I stepped on it.
绳子绷得很紧，快要断了。

Shéngzi běng de hěn jǐn, kuàiyào duànle.

The rope is stretched so tight that it's about to snap.
绳子被拉断了。

Shéngzi bèi lā duànle.

The rope broke under the strain.
鹰的一只翅膀断了。

Yīng de yìzhī chìbǎng duànle.

One of the hawk's wings is broken.