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断句

duàn jùdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing / to punctuate
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-43eb0e5ba6988488. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

斷句 断句 [duan4 ju4] /to pause at appropriate points in reading aloud unpunctuated writing/to punctuate/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 斷句

  • 断
    duàn

    to break / to snap / to cut off / to give up or abstain from sth / to judge / (usu. used in the negative) absolutely / definitely / decidedly

  • 句
    gōu

    See the full entry for source details.

    jù

    sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.