# 切断 (qiēduàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 切断 (qiēduàn) means “to cut off; to sever”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to cut off; to sever
- Pinyin: qiēduàn (qie1 duan4)
- Traditional: 切斷
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 大雪切断了电力供应。
  Dàxuě qiēduàn le diànlì gōngyìng.
  The heavy snow cut off the power supply.

## Characters

- [切](https://hanziro.com/word/qie-cut/) (qiē): to cut; to slice
- [断](https://hanziro.com/word/duan-break/) (duàn): to break; to snap

https://hanziro.com/word/qie-duan-cut-off/

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