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Cut off in Chinese

to cut off · HSK 6

割 gē

农民正在田里割麦子。 The farmers are cutting wheat in the fields.

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How do you say cut off in Chinese?

Cut off in Chinese is 割 (gē). You can also say 断 (duàn).

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