断然 斷然
断然 斷然 duàn rán ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ dyun6 jin4
- resolute
- definitive
- categorically
- absolutely
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断 斷
- 不断 不斷 bù duàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ bat1 tyun5 unceasing
- 中断 中斷 zhōng duàn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zung1 tyun5 to cut short
- 切断 切斷 qiē duàn ㄑㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˋ cit3 dyun6 to cut off; to sever
- 判断 判斷 pàn duàn ㄆㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ pun3 dyun6 to judge; to determine; judgment
- 垄断 壟斷 lǒng duàn ㄌㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ lung5 dyun6 to monopolize
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- 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ daa2 tyun5 to interrupt
- 推断 推斷 tuī duàn ㄊㄨㄟ ㄉㄨㄢˋ teoi1 dyun3 to infer
- 断定 斷定 duàn dìng ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ dyun3 ding6 to conclude
- 断绝 斷絕 duàn jué ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ tyun5 zyut6 to sever; to break off
- 断裂 斷裂 duàn liè ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ tyun5 lit6 fracture
- 果断 果斷 guǒ duàn ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gwo2 dyun3 firm
- 诊断 診斷 zhěn duàn ㄓㄣˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ can2 dyun3 to diagnose
- 间断 間斷 jiàn duàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gaan3 dyun6 disconnected
- 断断续续 斷斷續續 duàn duàn xù xù ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄩˋ tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6 intermittent
- 源源不断 源源不斷 yuán yuán bù duàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ jyun4 jyun4 bat1 dyun6 (idiom) in an unending stream; continuous
- 了断 了斷 liǎo duàn ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ liu5 dyun6 to bring to a conclusion; to resolve (a dispute etc); to put an end to (once and for all); to break off (a relationship); to commit suicide; resolution (of a matter)
- 公断 公斷 gōng duàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gung1 dyun3 arbitration (law)
- 剪断 剪斷 jiǎn duàn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ zin2 tyun5 to cut
- 割断 割斷 gē duàn ㄍㄜ ㄉㄨㄢˋ got3 tyun5 to cut off
- 夹断 夾斷 jiā duàn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄉㄨㄢˋ gep6 tyun5 to nip (i.e. cut short)
然
- 不然 bù rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 jin4 not so
- 仍然 réng rán ㄖㄥˊ ㄖㄢˊ jing4 jin4 still; as before; yet
- 依然 yī rán ㄧ ㄖㄢˊ ji1 jin4 still; as before
- 偶然 ǒu rán ㄡˇ ㄖㄢˊ ngau5 jin4 incidentally
- 公然 gōng rán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄖㄢˊ gung1 jin4 openly
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- 哗然 嘩然 huá rán ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄖㄢˊ waa1 jin4 in uproar
- 固然 gù rán ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ gu3 jin4 admittedly (it's true that...)
- 坦然 tǎn rán ㄊㄢˇ ㄖㄢˊ taan2 jin4 calm
- 天然 tiān rán ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖㄢˊ tin1 jin4 natural
- 居然 jū rán ㄐㄩ ㄖㄢˊ geoi1 jin4 unexpectedly
- 必然 bì rán ㄅㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ bit1 jin4 inevitable
- 忽然 hū rán ㄏㄨ ㄖㄢˊ fat1 jin4 suddenly; all of a sudden
- 既然 jì rán ㄐㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ gei3 jin4 since; as; this being the case
- 果然 guǒ rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 jin4 really
- 毅然 yì rán ㄧˋ ㄖㄢˊ ngai6 jin4 firmly
- 漠然 mò rán ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ mok6 jin4 indifferent
- 然后 然後 rán hòu ㄖㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ jin4 hau6 then; after that; afterwards
- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 猛然 měng rán ㄇㄥˇ ㄖㄢˊ maang5 jin4 suddenly; abruptly
- 当然 當然 dāng rán ㄉㄤ ㄖㄢˊ dong1 jin4 only natural
Idioms with these characters
- 残垣断壁 殘垣斷壁 cán yuán duàn bì ㄘㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ caan4 wun4 dyun6 bik1 lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- 当断不断 當斷不斷 dāng duàn bù duàn ㄉㄤ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 tyun5 bat1 tyun5 (idiom) to waver when decisiveness is needed
- 当机立断 當機立斷 dāng jī lì duàn ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋ dong1 gei1 laap6 dyun6 to make prompt decisions (idiom)
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- 断壁残垣 斷壁殘垣 duàn bì cán yuán ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- 断壁颓垣 斷壁頹垣 duàn bì tuí yuán ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄊㄨㄟˊ ㄩㄢˊ lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- 断港绝潢 斷港絕潢 duàn gǎng jué huáng ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄍㄤˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ dyun6 gong2 zyut6 wong4 to be unable to continue
- 断袖之癖 斷袖之癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓ ㄆㄧˇ dyun6 zau6 zi1 pik1 lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
- 断垣残壁 斷垣殘壁 duàn yuán cán bì ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄘㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ lit. walls reduced to rubble (idiom)
- 断章取义 斷章取義 duàn zhāng qǔ yì ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄤ ㄑㄩˇ ㄧˋ dyun6 zoeng1 ceoi2 ji6 (idiom) to quote out of context
- 独断独行 獨斷獨行 dú duàn dú xíng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ duk6 dyun6 duk6 hang4 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
- 黯然神伤 黯然神傷 àn rán shén shāng ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄤ am2 jin4 san4 soeng1 (idiom) depressed; dispirited
- 安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng ㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ on1 jin4 mou4 joeng6 safe and sound (idiom)
- 黯然销魂 黯然銷魂 àn rán xiāo hún ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄣˊ am2 jin4 siu1 wan4 overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting
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- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
- 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄢˊ bat1 ji5 wai6 jin4 not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
- 大义凛然 大義凜然 dà yì lǐn rán ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄣˇ ㄖㄢˊ daai6 ji6 lam5 jin4 devotion to righteousness that inspires reverence (idiom)
- 防患未然 fáng huàn wèi rán ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄢˊ fong4 waan6 mei6 jin4 to prevent troubles before the event (idiom)
- 幡然改图 幡然改圖 fān rán gǎi tú ㄈㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄨˊ faan1 jin4 goi2 tou4 to change one's plan all of a sudden (idiom)
- 果不其然 guǒ bù qí rán ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄢˊ gwo2 bat1 kei4 jin4 (idiom) just as expected
- 悍然不顾 悍然不顧 hàn rán bù gù ㄏㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ hon6 jin4 bat1 gu3 outrageous and unconventional (idiom); flying in the face of (authority, convention, public opinion etc)
Example sentences
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他 断然 斷然 地 拒绝 拒絕 让 讓 我 进去 進去 。
He flatly refused to let me in.
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