# 垄断 (lǒngduàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 垄断 (lǒngduàn) means “to monopolize”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to monopolize
- Pinyin: lǒngduàn (long3 duan4)
- Traditional: 壟斷
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 那家公司想垄断市场。
  Nà jiā gōngsī xiǎng lǒngduàn shìchǎng.
  That company wants to monopolize the market.

## Characters

- 垄 (lǒng): ridge between fields; grave mound
- [断](https://hanziro.com/word/duan-break/) (duàn): to break; to snap

https://hanziro.com/word/long-duan-monopolize/

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