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title: "Daduan Meaning: 打断 (dǎduàn) Means “to interrupt”"
description: "打断 (traditional 打斷, dǎduàn) means “to interrupt”. Hear its tones, see what 打 and 断 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
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published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 打断 mean?

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打断 dǎduàn

## to interrupt

## It can also mean

- to break (a bone or object)

## Its characters

1. 打 dǎ to break
2. 断 duàn to break

## In a sentence

请不要打断我说话。 Please don't interrupt me.

说完举起金箍棒就打，一下子把巨灵神的大斧**打断**了，吓得他赶紧逃了回去。

From [齐天大圣 · Great Sage Equal to Heaven](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/great-sage-equal-to-heaven-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-6#library-word-615-617)

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## More words with 打 or 断

- [拨打 bōdǎ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/boda)
- [不断 bùduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buduan)
- [打败 dǎbài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabai)
- [打扮 dǎban](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daban)
- [打包 dǎbāo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dabao)
- [打车 dǎchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dache)
- [打电话 dǎdiànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadianhua)
- [打动 dǎdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadong)
- [打工 dǎgōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagong)
- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)

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