断开

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

CEDICT

  1. to break; to cut off
  2. to disconnect; to cut out
  3. to separate; to part

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 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
2 开 kāi
  1. to open (transitive or intransitive)
  2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
  4. to boil
  5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. (directional complement) away; off
  7. carat (gold)
  8. abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文 Kāiěrwén
  9. abbr. for 开本 kāiběn, book format

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

破解 pòjiě
  1. to break (a bond, constraint etc)
  2. to explain
  3. to unravel
  4. to decipher
  5. to decode
  6. to crack (software)
砸破 zápò
  1. to break
  2. to shatter
折 shé
  1. to snap
  2. to break (a stick, a bone etc)
  3. (bound form) to sustain a loss (in business)
折被子。

Fold the quilt.

Source: Tatoeba

折断 zhéduàn
  1. to snap sth off
  2. to break
我在一場交通意外中折斷了腿。

My leg was broken in a traffic accident.

Source: Tatoeba

擘 bò
  1. thumb
  2. to break
  3. to tear
  4. to pierce
  5. to split
炸碎 zhàsuì
  1. to destroy in an explosion
  2. to break (by bombing)
骨折 gǔzhé
  1. to suffer a fracture
  2. (of a bone) to break
  3. fracture
骨折的腿还没好。

The broken leg has not healed yet.

Source: Tatoeba

坼 chè
  1. to crack
  2. to split
  3. to break
  4. to chap
弄坏 nònghuài
  1. to ruin
  2. to spoil
  3. to break
湯尼弄壞了它。

Tony broke it.

Source: Tatoeba

打断 dǎduàn
  1. to interrupt
  2. to break off
  3. to break (a bone)
她打斷了我。

She interrupted me.

Source: Tatoeba

击 jī
  1. to hit
  2. to strike
  3. to break
  4. Taiwan pr. jí
我們軍隊總是被遊擊隊騷擾。

Our troops were constantly attacked by the guerrillas.

Source: Tatoeba

决裂 juéliè
  1. to rupture
  2. to burst open
  3. to break
  4. to break off relations with
  5. a rupture
爆出 bàochū
  1. to burst out
  2. to appear unexpectedly
  3. to break (media story)
开戒 kāijiè
  1. to end abstinence
  2. to resume (drinking) after a break
  3. to break (a taboo)
破坏 pòhuài
  1. destruction
  2. damage
  3. to wreck
  4. to break
  5. to destroy
我认为考试破坏教育。

I think exams ruin education.

Source: Tatoeba

刷新 shuāxīn
  1. to renovate
  2. to refurbish
  3. to refresh (computer window)
  4. to write a new page (in history)
  5. to break (a record)
他刷新了百米短跑的世界紀錄。

His record is a new world record in the 100-meter dash.

Source: Tatoeba

割断 gēduàn
  1. to cut off
  2. to sever
她用她的小刀割断了绳子。

She cut the rope with her knife.

Source: Tatoeba

截断 jiéduàn
  1. to break or cut in two
  2. to sever
  3. to cut off
  4. (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc)
  5. to interrupt
  6. (math.) to truncate
关机 guānjī
  1. to turn off (a machine or device)
  2. to finish shooting a film
他的手机关机了。

His cell phone is off.

His cell phone was turned off.

His cell phone is turned off now.

Source: Tatoeba

关上 guānshàng
  1. to close (a door)
  2. to turn off (light, electrical equipment etc)
关上窗户！

Close the window.

Source: Tatoeba

岔 chà
  1. fork in road
  2. bifurcation
  3. branch in road, river, mountain range etc
  4. to branch off
  5. to turn off
  6. to diverge
  7. to stray (from the path)
  8. to change the subject
  9. to interrupt
  10. to stagger (times)