断送 斷送
断送 斷送 duàn sòng ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ dyun6 sung3
- to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc)
- ruined
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More words with these characters
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)
送
- 传送 傳送 chuán sòng ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ cyun4 sung3 to convey; to deliver; to transmit
- 接送 jiē sòng ㄐㄧㄝ ㄙㄨㄥˋ zip3 sung3 to pick up and drop off; to ferry back and forth
- 欢送 歡送 huān sòng ㄏㄨㄢ ㄙㄨㄥˋ fun1 sung3 to see off
- 发送 發送 fā sòng ㄈㄚ ㄙㄨㄥˋ faat3 sung3 to transmit
- 赠送 贈送 zèng sòng ㄗㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ zang6 sung3 to present as a gift
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- 输送 輸送 shū sòng ㄕㄨ ㄙㄨㄥˋ syu1 sung3 to transport; to convey; to deliver
- 送别 送別 sòng bié ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ sung3 bit6 to see sb off; to bid farewell (to sb)
- 送礼 送禮 sòng lǐ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˇ sung3 lai5 to give a present
- 送给 送給 sòng gěi ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄟˇ sung3 kap1 to send
- 送行 sòng xíng ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sung3 hang4 to see someone off
- 运送 運送 yùn sòng ㄩㄣˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ wan6 sung3 to transport
- 配送 pèi sòng ㄆㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ pui3 sung3 to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货)
- 不送 bù sòng ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ bat1 sung3 don't bother to see me out
- 保送 bǎo sòng ㄅㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄥˋ bou2 sung3 to recommend (for admission to school)
- 函送 hán sòng ㄏㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ haam4 sung3 (formal) to inform by letter
- 分送 fēn sòng ㄈㄣ ㄙㄨㄥˋ fan1 sung3 to send
- 呈送 chéng sòng ㄔㄥˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ cing4 sung3 to present
- 告送 gào song ㄍㄠˋ ˙ㄙㄨㄥ gou3 sung3 (dialect) to tell
- 外送 wài sòng ㄨㄞˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ngoi6 sung3 to send out
- 奉送 fèng sòng ㄈㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ fung6 sung3 (honorific) to give
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
- 暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō ㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄛ am3 sung3 cau1 bo1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
- 秋风送爽 秋風送爽 qiū fēng sòng shuǎng ㄑㄧㄡ ㄈㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄤˇ cau1 fung1 sung3 song2 the cool autumn breeze (idiom)
- 雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄢˋ syut3 zung1 sung3 taan3 lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom)
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- 旬输月送 旬輸月送 xún shū yuè sòng ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄩㄝˋ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ceon4 syu1 jyut6 sung3 pay every ten days, give tribute every month (idiom); incessant and ever more complicated demands
- 养生送死 養生送死 yǎng shēng sòng sǐ ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄙˇ joeng5 sang1 sung3 sei2 to be looked after in life and given a proper burial thereafter (idiom)
- 迎来送往 迎來送往 yíng lái sòng wǎng ㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄨㄤˇ jing4 loi4 sung3 wong5 lit. to meet those arriving, to send of those departing (idiom); busy entertaining guests
Example sentences
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这 這 则 則 丑闻 醜聞 很 有可能 会 會 断送 斷送 您 的 选举 選舉 。
This scandal will likely ruin your chances of being elected.
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