---
title: "Jianduan Meaning: 间断 (to be interrupted) or 尖端 (cutting-edge)?"
description: "间断 (traditional 間斷, jiànduàn) means “to be interrupted; to break off; interruption”. Not the jianduan you heard? See 尖端, 简短. Hear its tones, see what 间 and 断 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianduan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 间断 mean?

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间断 jiànduàn

## to be interrupted; to break off; interruption

## Its characters

1. 间 jiàn gap
2. 断 duàn to break

## In a sentence

他学英语十年，从没间断过。 He has studied English for ten years without ever stopping.

[More about 间断](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%97%B4%E6%96%AD)

## Other words said jianduan

- [尖端jiānduāncutting-edge](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B0%96%E7%AB%AF)
- [简短jiǎnduǎnbrief](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%AE%80%E7%9F%AD)

## More words with 间 or 断

- [不断 bùduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buduan)
- [车间 chējiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chejian)
- [打断 dǎduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daduan)
- [断裂 duànliè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duanlie)
- [房间 fángjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangjian)
- [果断 guǒduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoduan)
- [间隔 jiàngé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiange)
- [空间 kōngjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kongjian)
- [垄断 lǒngduàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/longduan)
- [民间 mínjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/minjian)

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