截断

Traditional form:

截斷

Pinyin (reading):

jiéduàn

Definitions:

• to break or cut in two
• to sever
• to cut off
• (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc)
• to interrupt
• (math.) to truncate

Characters:

• 截 - to cut off, to obstruct, to stop; segment; intersection
• 断 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt

Traditional characters:

• 截 - to cut off, to obstruct, to stop; segment; intersection
• 斷 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt