断裂 (duàn liè) — to fracture, to break apart (of hard materials, ground, bones, etc.)
Definition
断裂 focuses on hard, solid things (metal, bone, the ground) splitting or cracking — more physical and structural than 折 (zhé), and not used for relationships the way 破裂 is.
verb
to fractureto break apart (of hard materials, ground, bones, etc.)
Examples
- 断裂。Zhè kuài jīn shǔ bǎn zài yā lì xià duàn liè le.This metal plate fractured under pressure.
- 。Dì miàn zài qiáng liè dì zhèn zhōng duàn liè le.The ground fractured in a strong earthquake.
- 。Tā de gē bo zài shì gù zhōng duàn liè le.His arm fractured in the accident.
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