Chinese word

断线

Pronunciation

Pinyinduàn xiàn

Meaning

  • verbget disconnected

Example

刚才我们通话时断线了。gāng cái wǒ men tōng huà shí duàn xiàn le

We got disconnected while talking just now.

Illustration for 断线 (get disconnected)

More examples

视频断线常常是因为信号不好。shì pín duàn xiàn cháng cháng shì yīn wèi xìn hào bù hǎo

The video often cuts out because the signal is poor.

Core concept

The route between two endpoints is cut off mid-connection, leaving communication unable to continue.

Common phrases

  • 电话断线diàn huà duàn xiàn

    telephone call gets disconnected

  • 视频通话断线shì pín tōng huà duàn xiàn

    video call gets disconnected

Similar words

掉线diào xiàn: Go offline when a device or network loses its connection, interrupting a call or online activity.
挂断guà duàn: Intentionally hang up to end a phone call.
断开duàn kāi: Disconnect a network or device connection, leaving the linked sides apart.

Definition in Chinese

指通话、网络或物理线路在连接过程中突然中断，通信或数据传输无法继续。zhǐ tōng huà wǎng luò huò wù lǐ xiàn lù zài lián jiē guò chéng zhōng tū rán zhōng duàn tōng xìn huò shù jù chuán shū wú fǎ jì xù

Word origin

断 (duàn, "break") + 线 (xiàn, "line") turns the image of a cut line into a failed communication link.

Usage tips

  • Because the word focuses on the connection rather than a person's action, it fits a sudden failure during a call or online session, not a deliberate choice to end it.

Other meanings

  • disconnectverb

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