Chinese word

断开

Pronunciation

Pinyinduàn kāi

Meaning

  • verbdisconnect

Example

我的网络突然断开了。wǒ de wǎng luò tū rán duàn kāi le

My internet suddenly disconnected.

Illustration for 断开 (disconnect)

More examples

手机的蓝牙断开了，需要重新配对。shǒu jī de lán yá duàn kāi le xū yào chóng xīn pèi duì

The phone's Bluetooth connection dropped, so it needs to be paired again.

Core concept

A connected path is split into separate ends, whether a person does it or a fault causes it.

Common phrases

  • 断开连接duàn kāi lián jiē

    disconnect a connection

  • 断开蓝牙连接duàn kāi lán yá lián jiē

    disconnect a Bluetooth connection

  • 断开线路duàn kāi xiàn lù

    disconnect a line

Similar words

断掉duàn diào: Cause a link to break completely and leave its parts apart.
中断zhōng duàn: Cause something in progress to stop and not continue.
切断qiē duàn: Physically cut through a wire or line so the connection is lost.
拔掉bá diào: Detach something by pulling it out of its socket or attachment.

Definition in Chinese

把事物的连接或连续性切断，使之不再相连，也可指连接因故自行断裂而进入不连接的状态。bǎ shì wù de lián jiē huò lián xù xìng qiē duàn shǐ zhī bú zài xiāng lián yě kě zhǐ lián jiē yīn gù zì xíng duàn liè ér jìn rù bù lián jiē de zhuàng tài

Word origin

断 (duàn, "break off") + 开 (kāi, "open") forms a compound that pictures a connection broken apart and left separate.

Usage tips

  • When an internet connection stops by itself, Chinese can use this verb with the network as the subject, while English often says that the connection dropped or went down.

Other meanings

  • cut outverb
  • detachverb

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