zhōng​duàn HSK5

discontinue

中断 (中斷) zhōng​duàn
discontinue verb
to sever or cease a connection, relationship, or continuity

These two countries severed diplomatic relations after the outbreak of war.

interrupt verb
to stop an ongoing process, activity, or sequence mid-way

His speech was interrupted several times by warm applause.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
8.05 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
13.6 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 5

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT