折断 (zhé duàn) — to break or snap (a long, thin object by bending)
Definition
Separable verb meaning 'to snap' — break a long, thin object by bending it (a branch, a stick, a bone). Split as 折…断, as in 折断了一根树枝.
verb
to break or snap (a long, thin object by bending)
Examples
- 折断。Tā bù xiǎo xīn bǎ shù zhī zhé duàn le.He accidentally broke the branch.
- ，。Zhè gēn shù zhī tài cū, wǒ zhé bú duàn.This branch is too thick; I can't break it.
- 折断。Fēng bào bǎ dà shù zhé duàn le.The storm snapped the big tree.
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