Usage of the character 絕

to cut short
extinct
to disappear
to vanish
absolutely
by no means

duànjué

断绝

[斷絕]

to sever; to break off

juépèi

绝配

[絕配]

perfect match

juébǐ

绝笔

[絕筆]

words written on one’s deathbed
an artist's final work
swansong

juéjù

绝句

[絕句]

quatrain (poetic form)

juéhuó

绝活

[絕活]

specialty
unique skill

juédì

绝地

[絕地]

danger spot
Jedi (in Star Wars)

juéyù

绝域

[絕域]

a faraway and hard-to-reach land (classical)

bùjué

不绝

[不絕]

unending
uninterrupted

juébǎn

绝版

[絕版]

out of print

zǔjué

阻绝

[阻絕]

to block
to obstruct
to clog

juéyuán

绝缘

[絕緣]

to have no contact with
to be cut off from
(electricity) to insulate

yùjué

欲绝

[欲絕]

heartbroken
inconsolable

juéle

绝了

[絕了]

(slang) awesome
dope

juéjiāo

绝交

[絕交]

to break off relations
to break with sb

qìjué

气绝

[氣絕]

to take one's last breath
dying

juéjiā

绝佳

[絕佳]

exceptionally good

juéjì

绝迹

[絕跡]

to be eradicated
to vanish
extinct
to break off relations

shìjué

誓绝

[誓絕]

to abjure
to swear to quit

chāojué

超绝

[超絕]

surpassing
excelling
preeminent
unique

juéchǎn

绝产

[絕產]

crop failure
property left with no-one to inherit
sterilization

shājué

杀绝

[殺絕]

to exterminate

juéhòu

绝后

[絕後]

to have no offspring
never to be seen again; unique

juéwàng

绝望

[絕望]

to despair
to give up all hope
desperate
desperation

juézhèng

绝症

[絕症]

incurable disease
terminal illness

mièjué

灭绝

[滅絕]

to become extinct; to die out
to lose (sth abstract) completely
to exterminate

juérán

绝然

[絕然]

completely
absolutely

juéyù

绝育

[絕育]

to sterilize
to spay

juéshì

绝世

[絕世]

unique
exceptional

gūjué

孤绝

[孤絕]

isolated; solitary

juéliáng

绝粮

[絕糧]

provisions are exhausted
out of food

juéshí

绝食

[絕食]

to go on a hunger strike

jìnjué

禁绝

[禁絕]

to totally prohibit
to put an end to

juémiào

绝妙

[絕妙]

exquisite

jièjué

戒绝

[戒絕]

abstinence
to give up (a bad habit)

juéjì

绝技

[絕技]

consummate skill
supreme feat
tour-de-force
stunt

sǐjué

死绝

[死絕]

to die out
to be exterminated
to become extinct

juéfá

绝罚

[絕罰]

to excommunicate

juémìng

绝命

[絕命]

to commit suicide
to have one's life cut short

géjué

隔绝

[隔絕]

to cut off; to isolate
isolated (from the world)

juéduì

绝对

[絕對]

absolute; unconditional

gēnjué

根绝

[根絕]

to eradicate

juézhāo

绝招

[絕招]

unique skill
unexpected tricky move (as a last resort)
masterstroke
finishing blow

juézàn

绝赞

[絕讚]

amazing
awesome
ultimate

juéjìng

绝境

[絕境]

desperate straits

juéjǐng

绝景

[絕景]

stunning scenery

juézhǒng

绝种

[絕種]

extinct (species)
extinction

juéyì

绝诣

[絕詣]

profoundly well-versed

juélún

绝伦

[絕倫]

outstanding
peerless
beyond compare

jùjué

拒绝

[拒絕]

to refuse; to decline; to reject

juéshōu

绝收

[絕收]

(agriculture) to have no harvest (due to flooding, diseases etc)

huíjué

回绝

[回絕]

to rebuff
to refuse
to turn down

juéqì

绝气

[絕氣]

to expire

juémì

绝密

[絕密]

top secret

xièjué

谢绝

[謝絕]

to refuse politely

qìjué

弃绝

[棄絕]

to abandon
to forsake

juéfēi

绝非

[絕非]

absolutely not

zhuójué

卓绝

[卓絕]

unsurpassed
extreme
extraordinary

juérè

绝热

[絕熱]

to insulate thermally
(physics) adiabatic

juébì

绝壁

[絕壁]

precipice

zuòjué

做绝

[做絕]

to go to extremes
to leave no room for maneuver

juédài

绝代

[絕代]

peerless
unmatched in his generation
incomparable (talent, beauty)

juésè

绝色

[絕色]

(of a woman) remarkably beautiful; stunning

juéjīng

绝经

[絕經]

menopause

qíjué

奇绝

[奇絕]

strange
rare
bizarre

dùjué

杜绝

[杜絕]

to put an end to

hěnjué

狠绝

[狠絕]

ruthless

juébù

绝不

[絕不]

in no way; not in the least; absolutely not

juédǎo

绝倒

[絕倒]

to split one's sides laughing

juéqíng

绝情

[絕情]

heartless
without regard for others' feelings

juépǐn

绝品

[絕品]

peerless artwork
absolute gem

juédǐng

绝顶

[絕頂]

(lit. and fig.) summit; peak
extremely; utterly

juémiè

绝灭

[絕滅]

to annihilate
to exterminate
extinction

juéchàng

绝唱

[絕唱]

most perfect song

juéjué

决绝

[決絕]

to sever all relations with sb
determined
decisive

juéshā

绝杀

[絕殺]

to deal the fatal blow (sports, chess etc)
to score the winning point

juéyuántǐ

绝缘体

[絕緣體]

electrical insulation
heat insulation

juéduìquán

绝对权

[絕對權]

(law) absolute rights
erga omnes rights

dàjuémiè

大绝灭

[大絕滅]

mass extinction

juéménr

绝门儿

[絕門兒]

extinct profession
lost trade
unique skill
astonishing
fantastic

dàmièjué

大灭绝

[大滅絕]

mass extinction

juérèqī

绝热漆

[絕熱漆]

heat-resistant paint

juémìngshū

绝命书

[絕命書]

suicide note

juéduìzhí

绝对值

[絕對值]

absolute value

juéduìlíngdù

绝对零度

[絕對零度]

absolute zero

xièjuécānguān

谢绝参观

[謝絕參觀]

closed to visitors
no admittance

dànjìnyuánjué

弹尽援绝

[彈盡援絕]

out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits

juédàbùfen

绝大部分

[絕大部分]

overwhelming majority

juékǒubùtí

绝口不提

[絕口不提]

(idiom) to avoid mentioning

zhǒngzúmièjué

种族灭绝

[種族滅絕]

genocide

duàngǎngjuéhuáng

断港绝潢

[斷港絕潢]

to be unable to continue
to come to a dead end (idiom)

wéishíjuésú

违时绝俗

[違時絕俗]

to defy the times and reject custom (idiom); in breach of current conventions

bùjuéyú'ěr

不绝于耳

[不絕於耳]

(of sound) to never stop
to fall incessantly on the ear
to linger on

luòyìbùjué

络绎不绝

[絡繹不絕]

(idiom) continuously; in an endless stream

juédàduōshù

绝大多数

[絕大多數]

the vast majority

yǔshìgéjué

与世隔绝

[與世隔絕]

to be cut off from the rest of the world (idiom)

juéshìjiārén

绝世佳人

[絕世佳人]

a woman of unmatched beauty (idiom)

juéduìshùzì

绝对数字

[絕對數字]

absolute (as opposed to relative) number

tāotāobùjué

滔滔不绝

[滔滔不絕]

(idiom) to produce a torrent of words; to talk on and on

juéduìduōshù

绝对多数

[絕對多數]

absolute majority

juédàijiārén

绝代佳人

[絕代佳人]

beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
prettiest girl ever

bùjuéyútú

不绝于途

[不絕於途]

to come and go in an incessant stream

zhūjìnshājué

诛尽杀绝

[誅盡殺絕]

to wipe out
to exterminate

juéduìgāodù

绝对高度

[絕對高度]

absolute temperature

yīqí-juéchén

一骑绝尘

[一騎絕塵]

(idiom) to lead the pack by a wide margin; to leave one's competitors trailing behind in one's dust

juéduìguānniàn

绝对观念

[絕對觀念]

absolute idea (in Hegel's philosophy)

juéchùféngshēng

绝处逢生

[絕處逢生]

to find a way to survive when everything seems hopeless (idiom)

xīngmièjìjué

兴灭继绝

[興滅繼絕]

lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)
fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten

mièjuérénxìng

灭绝人性

[滅絕人性]

to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial

huāngmiùjuélún

荒谬绝伦

[荒謬絕倫]

absolutely ridiculous (idiom); preposterous
the height of folly

juédǐngcōngming

绝顶聪明

[絕頂聰明]

highly intelligent; brilliant

mièjuézhǒngzú

灭绝种族

[滅絕種族]

to commit genocide

bìshìjuésú

避世绝俗

[避世絕俗]

to withdraw from society and live like a hermit (idiom)

xiānghuǒbùjué

香火不绝

[香火不絕]

an unending stream of pilgrims

juéshíkàngyì

绝食抗议

[絕食抗議]

hunger strike

miánmiánbùjué

绵绵不绝

[綿綿不絕]

continuous
endless

ēnduànyìjué

恩断义绝

[恩斷義絕]

to split up
to break all ties

juéduìdìzhǐ

绝对地址

[絕對地址]

absolute address (computing)

cōngmingjuédǐng

聪明绝顶

[聰明絕頂]

highly intelligent; brilliant

lüjìnbùjué

屡禁不绝

[屢禁不絕]

to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)

màbùjuékǒu

骂不绝口

[罵不絕口]

to scold without end (idiom); incessant abuse

juéduìshīdù

绝对湿度

[絕對濕度]

absolute humidity

kōngqiánjuéhòu

空前绝后

[空前絕後]

unprecedented and never to be duplicated
the first and the last
unmatched
unique

zànbùjuékǒu

赞不绝口

[贊不絕口]

to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven

jiānkǔzhuójué

坚苦卓绝

[堅苦卓絕]

persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination

shēnwùtòngjué

深恶痛绝

[深惡痛絕]

to detest bitterly (idiom)
implacable hatred
to abhor
anathema

dànjìnliángjué

弹尽粮绝

[彈盡糧絕]

out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits

pāi'ànjiàojué

拍案叫绝

[拍案叫絕]

lit. slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!
amazing!
great!

bùjuérúlü

不绝如缕

[不絕如縷]

hanging by a thread
very precarious
almost extinct
(of sound) linger on faintly

xuányájuébì

悬崖绝壁

[懸崖絕壁]

sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)

wéibiānsānjué

韦编三绝

[韋編三絕]

lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times
fig. to study diligently

pěngfù-juédǎo

捧腹绝倒

[捧腹絕倒]

to laugh until it hurts; to laugh heartily

gǎnjìnshājué

赶尽杀绝

[趕盡殺絕]

to kill to the last one (idiom)
to exterminate
to eradicate
ruthless

fēnghuájuédài

风华绝代

[風華絕代]

magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent

juémìwénjiàn

绝密文件

[絕密文件]

top secret document
classified papers

wǔyánjuéjù

五言绝句

[五言絕句]

poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line

cǎnjuérénhuán

惨绝人寰

[慘絕人寰]

extremely tragic (idiom); with unprecedented brutality

juéduìwēndù

绝对温度

[絕對溫度]

absolute temperature

zànbùjuékǒu

赞不绝口

[讚不絕口]

to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven

juéwújǐnyǒu

绝无仅有

[絕無僅有]

one and only (idiom); rarely seen
unique of its kind

chāoqúnjuélún

超群绝伦

[超群絕倫]

outstanding (idiom); incomparable

duànzǐjuésūn

断子绝孙

[斷子絕孫]

to die without progeny
(offensive) may you die childless
may you be the last of your family line

rónghuájuédài

容华绝代

[容華絕代]

to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)

juéduìliánxù

绝对连续

[絕對連續]

absolutely continuous (math.)

liánmián-bùjué

连绵不绝

[連綿不絕]

(idiom) continuous; unending

juéduìdàduōshù

绝对大多数

[絕對大多數]

absolute majority

shēngwùdàmièjué

生物大灭绝

[生物大滅絕]

great extinction of species

tiānwújuérénzhīlù

天无绝人之路

[天無絕人之路]

Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.
Never give up hope.
Never say die.

fēnbùshìjùjuéfúwù

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