掐断

Traditional form:

掐斷

Pinyin (reading):

qiāduàn

Definitions:

• to nip off (with fingernails etc)
• (fig.) to cut off (supply etc)
• to disconnect

Characters:

• 掐 - to hold, to choke; to gather in one hand
• 断 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt

Traditional characters:

• 掐 - to hold, to choke; to gather in one hand
• 斷 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt