No. 3,148 in Chinese
中断
"Interruption" or "discontinuation."
In a sentence
他正在工作时收到一个电话，因此他的工作中断了。
He received a phone call while working, so his work was interrupted.
This sentence uses '中断' to refer to the interruption of someone's workflows or tasks due to external factors.
由于大雨，比赛被迫中断。
Due to heavy rain, the game was forced to be interrupted.
In this example, '中断' describes the suspension or interruption of an organized event due to environmental conditions.
因为技术故障，电视节目突然中断了。
The television program was suddenly interrupted due to a technical fault.
Here, '中断' signifies an abrupt halt or disruption in broadcasting due to unforeseen technical problems.
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