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斷開

简断开 · 繁斷開

Mandarin · pinyin duàn kāi

to break
to sever
to turn off (electric switch)

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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
断: duàn · sever, cut off; interrupt
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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4–1 · duan4 kai1

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verb

to break; to cut off
to disconnect; to cut out
to separate; to part

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