jié​duàn

interrupt

截断 (截斷) jié​duàn
interrupt verb
to cut off or stop a flow, such as a conversation, speech, or sequence

He was about to explain but was cut off by a scream.

sever verb
to break or cut something physically in two or more pieces

The workers sawed the wood into segments.

truncate verb
to shorten a value or sequence by cutting off a part, especially in a mathematical context

When performing numerical calculations, we need to truncate the extra decimal places.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.19 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
1.51 per million

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