断裂

Traditional form:

斷裂

Pinyin (reading):

duànliè

Definitions:

• fracture
• rupture
• to break apart

Characters:

• 断 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt
• 裂 - to split, to rend; crevice, crack

Traditional characters:

• 斷 - to sever, to cut off, to interrupt
• 裂 - to split, to rend; crevice, crack