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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 掐断

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
掐断 qiā duàn - to nip off (with fingernails etc)
- (fig.) to cut off (supply etc)
- to disconnect

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 58,774 47,883

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
掐 qiā- to pick (flowers)
- to pinch
- to nip
- to pinch off
- to clutch
- (slang) to fight
断 duàn- to break
- to snap
- to cut off
- to give up or abstain from sth
- to judge
- (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
- definitely
- decidedly

Other Words Containing 掐断

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo