Definition
折断 is a resultative verb (verb-complement compound) meaning 'to break or snap (by bending)'. The first part 折 is the action of bending, and 断 indicates the result (snapped). This compound can be separated with 得 or 不 to form potential complements: 折得断 (can be broken) and 折不断 (cannot be broken).
r.v.
to break or snap (a long, thin object by bending)
Examples
- 折断。Tā bù xiǎoxīn bǎ shùzhī zhé duàn le.He accidentally broke the branch.
- ，。Zhè gēn shùzhī tài cū, wǒ zhé bú duàn.This branch is too thick; I can't break it.
- 折断。Fēngbào bǎ dà shù zhé duàn le.The storm snapped the big tree.
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