断绝

duàn jué · duan jue

Traditional 斷絕

Meaning

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  1. to sever; to break off

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)因(yīn)为(wèi)误(wù)会(huì)断(duàn)绝(jué)了(le)来(lái)往(wǎng)。

They broke off contact because of a misunderstanding.

02

那(nà)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)资(zī)金(jīn)不(bù)足(zú),只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)断(duàn)绝(jué)了(le)与(yǔ)供(gōng)应(yìng)商(shāng)的(de)合(hé)作(zuò)。

That company, short on funds, had no choice but to cut off cooperation with its suppliers.

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