折断

折斷
zhéduàn
  1. to snap sth off
  2. to break

CEDICT

to snap something off; to break something

Wiktionary

用外力把东西弄断。

重編國語辭典

Examples

我在一场交通意外中折断了腿。

My leg was broken in a traffic accident.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 折 zhé
  1. to break
  2. to fracture
  3. to snap
  4. to suffer loss
  5. to bend
  6. to twist
  7. to turn
  8. to change direction
  9. convinced
  10. to convert into (currency)
  11. discount
  12. rebate
  13. tenth (in price)
  14. classifier for theatrical scenes
  15. to fold
  16. accounts book
=1 折 zhé
  1. variant of 折 zhé
  2. to fold
2 断 duàn
  1. to break
  2. to snap
  3. to cut off
  4. to give up or abstain from sth
  5. to judge
  6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. definitely
  8. decidedly

Related entries

折 zhé
  1. to break
  2. to fracture
  3. to snap
  4. to suffer loss
  5. to bend
  6. to twist
  7. to turn
  8. to change direction
  9. convinced
  10. to convert into (currency)
  11. discount
  12. rebate
  13. tenth (in price)
  14. classifier for theatrical scenes
  15. to fold
  16. accounts book
折被子。

Fold the quilt.

Source: Tatoeba

拗断 ǎoduàn (dialect) to break (by twisting, bending, snapping etc)
摧 cuī
  1. to break
  2. to destroy
  3. to devastate
  4. to ravage
  5. to repress
断 duàn
  1. to break
  2. to snap
  3. to cut off
  4. to give up or abstain from sth
  5. to judge
  6. (usu. used in the negative) absolutely
  7. definitely
  8. decidedly
我的手臂斷了。

I broke my arm.

Source: Tatoeba

断开 duànkāi
  1. to break
  2. to sever
  3. to turn off (electric switch)
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