断路 (duàn lù) — to cut off or block (a road, path); to break off relations; to break an electric circuit
Definition
断路 literally means 'cut the road/path' but extends to breaking off a relationship or interrupting an electric circuit. It is a separable verb (离合词): insert 了 or other elements between 断 and 路, as in 断了路.
verb
to cut off or block (a road, path)to break off relationsto break an electric circuit
Examples
- 断路。Hóng shuǐ bǎ tōng wǎng shān cūn de duàn lù gěi chōng duàn le.The flood cut off the road leading to the mountain village.
- ，。Tā men hé zuò shí nián, zuì hòu yīn wèi lì yì wèn tí duàn le lù.They worked together for ten years, but finally broke off relations over interests.
- ，断路。Bǎo xiǎn sī shāo le, jiā lǐ zhěng gè diàn lù dōu duàn lù le.The fuse blew, and the whole circuit in the house broke.
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