中断

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 中断 means an ongoing activity being interrupted or paused partway through.
• Basic usage: It is used for stopping work because of rain or pausing reading because of a phone call.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 中止
  • 中断 focuses on interrupting work in progress; 中止 focuses on abandoning a planned or ongoing activity. Continuing an interrupted activity is 再開.