# 断裂 (duànliè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 断裂 (duànliè) means “to break apart; to fracture; rupture”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to break apart; to fracture; rupture
- Pinyin: duànliè (duan4 lie4)
- Traditional: 斷裂
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 绳子突然从中间断裂了。
  Shéngzi tūrán cóng zhōngjiān duànlièle.
  The rope suddenly broke apart in the middle.

## Characters

- [断](https://hanziro.com/word/duan-break/) (duàn): to break; to snap
- [裂](https://hanziro.com/word/lie-crack/) (liè): to crack; to split open

https://hanziro.com/word/duan-lie-break-apart/

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