段
duàn
Meaning
- classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
- paragraph
Definition
段（duàn）：名词，指事物的一部分；量词，用于分段的事物。
Segment, section, part; measure word for segments or sections.
Usage
作为量词时，用于可以分段的事物，如时间、距离、文章、道路等。作为名词时，表示整体中的一部分。
As a measure word, used for things that can be divided into segments, such as time, distance, articles, roads, etc. As a noun, it indicates a part of a whole.
Examples
- 1 这一段路很长。(This section of road is very long.)
- 2 请把这一段话翻译成英文。(Please translate this paragraph into English.)
- 3 他讲了这一段历史。(He talked about this period of history.)
- 4 这段木头可以做桌子。(This piece of wood can be made into a table.)
- 5 电影的这一段很精彩。(This part of the movie is very exciting.)
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