HSK 6 · Money

垄断 lǒngduàn “monopoly” in Chinese

Traditional 壟斷

What 垄断 means

  1. monopoly
  2. to monopolise

How to say 垄断

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale垄lǒng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale断duàn4th tone, falling

垄断 in a sentence

  1. 他曾经反对垄断。

    Tā céngjīng fǎnduì lǒngduàn.

    He was once opposed to monopolies.

    Sentence #10613086 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 在这次会议上，他垄断了讨论并彻底打乱了议程。

    Zài zhè cì huìyì shàng, tā lǒngduàn le tǎolùn bìng chèdǐ dǎluàn le yìchéng.

    At the meeting he monopolised the discussion and completely disrupted the agenda.

    Sentence #781451 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 垄断 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 垄 (lǒng) with each of its parts in a different colour
垄lǒngridge between fields
  • 龙dragon · lóngSound part
  • 土earth · tǔMeaning part

土 hints at the meaning (earth); 龙 (lóng) hints at the sound. Compare it with lǒng.

The character 断 (duàn) drawn as one shape
断duànto break

断 is a single shape of 11 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 垄断

垄 8 strokes · 断 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

垄断 (lǒngduàn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 垄断 (lǒngduàn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 垄断

Words with 断

判断pànduàn · to judge断duàn · to break诊断zhěnduàn · to diagnose不断búduàn · unceasing断定duàndìng · to conclude断绝duànjué · to break off中断zhōngduàn · to interrupt果断guǒduàn · decisive片断piànduàn · fragment

More words: Money & Economy

开支kāizhī · expenses亏损kuīsǔn · loss (financial)连锁liánsuǒ · chain (store etc.)流通liútōng · to circulate批发pīfā · wholesale贫困pínkùn · poor商标shāngbiāo · trademark盛产shèngchǎn · to be rich in

FAQs

垄断 (lǒngduàn) means “monopoly” or “to monopolise”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it lǒngduàn: lǒng with a 3rd tone, then duàn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 垄断 is written 壟斷. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type longduan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 垄断 from the suggestions. Typing longduan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
垄断 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.