段
duàn
Pinyin

Definition

段
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duàn
  1. paragraph
  2. section
  3. segment
  4. stage (of a process)
  5. classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
段
 - 
Duàn
  1. surname Duan

Character Decomposition

Compounds (6)

锻
duàn
  1. 1 to forge
  2. 2 to discipline
  3. 3 wrought
缎
duàn
  1. 1 satin
椴
duàn
  1. 1 Chinese linden (Tilia chinensis)
煅
duàn
  1. 1 variant: 锻 duàn
锻
duàn
  1. 1 to forge
  2. 2 to discipline
  3. 3 wrought

Related Words (20)

段
Duàn
  1. 1 surname Duan
手段
shǒu duàn
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 means (of doing sth)
  3. 3 strategy
  4. 4 trick
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
时段
shí duàn
  1. 1 time interval
  2. 2 work shift
  3. 3 time slot
  4. 4 the twelve two-hour divisions of the day
段子
duàn zi
  1. 1 item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts)
  2. 2 sketch
段落
duàn luò
  1. 1 phase
  2. 2 time interval
  3. 3 paragraph
  4. 4 (written) passage

Idioms (3)

一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
  1. 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
告一段落
gào yī duàn luò
  1. 1 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
放下身段
fàng xià shēn duàn
  1. 1 to get off one's high horse (idiom)
  2. 2 to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)

Sample Sentences

近半个月以来，武汉市民已经可以凭手机里的健康码“绿码”走出小区，上班或采购时戴着口罩、保持间距。城市交通也已逐渐恢复，高峰时段的长江大桥甚至有些许拥堵。
jìn bànge yuè yǐlái ，Wǔhàn shìmín yǐjīng kěyǐ píng shǒujī lǐ de jiànkāng mǎ “lǜ mǎ ”zǒuchū xiǎoqū ，shàngbān huò cǎigòu shí dài zhe kǒuzhào 、bǎochí jiānjù 。chéngshì jiāotōng yě yǐ zhújiàn huīfù ，gāofēng shíduàn de ChángJiāng DàQiáo shènzhì yǒu xiēxǔ yōngdǔ 。
In the past couple of weeks, Wuhan citizens are able to walk out of their neighbours with a health code "green code" in their phones. When working or doing groceries, they wear masks and maintain distance. The traffic in the city is back to normal, and is even jammed on the Yangtze Bridge during rush hours.
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武汉是全国抗击疫情的重中之重、决胜之地，目前中国疫情防控已取得阶段性重要成效。
Wǔhàn shì quánguó kàngjī yìqíng de zhòngzhōngzhīzhòng 、juéshèngzhīdì ，mùqián Zhōngguó yìqíng fángkòng yǐ qǔdé jiēduànxìng zhòngyào chéngxiào 。
Wuhan is the front line during the fight of this pandemic in the country. Currently, the prevention and control measures in China have gained important results at this stage.
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但是，粗放式的发展模式已不能满足日益多元的养老需求，老年人的赡养不能仅停留在满足物质养老的阶段，更精细化和人性化的服务成为需求导向。
dànshì ，cūfàngshì de fāzhǎn móshì yǐ bùnéng mǎnzú rìyì duōyuán de yǎnglǎo xūqiú ，lǎoniánrén de shànyǎng bùnéng jǐn tíngliú zài mǎnzú wùzhì yǎnglǎo de jiēduàn ，gèng jīngxì huà hé rénxìng huà de fúwù chéngwéi xūqiú dǎoxiàng 。
However, the model can no longer meet the increasingly diverse needs of the elderly. The welfare of the elderly cannot remain at the stage of just meeting material needs, but more refined and humanized services are needed.
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我在网上浏览新闻，看有没有关于泰国一位足球教练带领十二个小运动员探险失踪的报道，这段时间我一直关注着。
wǒ zài wǎngshàng liúlǎn xīnwén ，kàn yǒuméiyǒu guānyú Tàiguó yī wèi zúqiú jiàoliàn dàilǐng shíèr ge xiǎo yùndòngyuán tànxiǎn shīzōng de bàodào ，zhè duàn shíjiān wǒ yīzhí guānzhù zhe 。
I’m browsing the internet for news on the latest developments of a group of 12 boys and their football coach who had gone missing while on a training excursion to the Tham Luang cave in Thailand. I’ve been following closely this news recently.
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酒泉、敦煌、吐鲁番、喀什、撒马尔罕、巴格达、君士坦丁堡等古城，宁波、泉州、广州、北海、科伦坡、吉达、亚历山大等地的古港就是记载这段历史的“活化石”。历史告诉我们：文明在开放中发展，民族在融合中共存。
Jiǔquán 、Dūnhuáng 、Tǔlǔfān 、Kāshí 、Sǎmǎěrhǎn 、Bāgédá 、Jūnshìtǎndīngbǎo děng gǔchéng ，Níngbō 、Quánzhōu 、Guǎngzhōu 、Běihǎi 、Kēlúnpō 、Jídá 、Yàlìshāndà děng de de gǔ gǎng jiùshì jìzǎi zhè duàn lìshǐ de “huóhuàshí ”。lìshǐ gàosu wǒmen ：wénmíng zài kāifàng zhōng fāzhǎn ，mínzú zài rónghé zhōng gòngcún 。
Ancient ports, such as Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar, Samarkand, Baghdad, Constantinople, Ningbo, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Beijing, Colombo, Jeddah and Alexandria are living fossils which carry this era within them. History tells us, civilisation develops with openness, peoples coexist in melting pots.
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历史是最好的老师。这段历史表明，无论相隔多远，只要我们勇敢迈出第一步，坚持相向而行就能走出一条相遇相知、共同发展之路，走向幸福安宁和谐美好的远方。
lìshǐ shì zuìhǎo de lǎoshī 。zhè duàn lìshǐ biǎomíng ，wúlùn xiānggé duō yuǎn ，zhǐyào wǒmen yǒnggǎn màichū dìyībù ，jiānchí xiāngxiàng ér xíng jiù néng zǒuchū yī tiáo xiāngyùxiāngzhī 、gòngtóng fāzhǎn zhī Lù ，zǒuxiàng xìngfú Ānníng héxié měihǎo de yuǎnfāng 。
History is the best teacher. This period of history shows clearly that, no matter how far apart we are, we only need to be brave enough to make the first step and resolve to continue walking towards one another, and we can walk a road on which we can encounter and get to know one another and engage in joint development, leading towards a happy, peaceful, harmonious, though distant beautiful place.
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我就说你这段时间怎么精神状况不太好呢。只是你这样一味地依靠咖啡，只怕对身体也不好呀。
wǒ jiù shuō nǐ zhè duàn shíjiān zěnme jīngshén zhuàngkuàng bùtàihǎo ne 。zhǐshì nǐ zhèyàng yīwèi de yīkào kāfēi ，zhǐpà duì shēntǐ yě bùhǎo ya 。
That’s why I notice this period of time your mental condition is not too good. To rely blindly on coffee is bad for health.
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特别是自由行更要当心呢，我这段时间一直在加强锻炼，希望到时候高原反应不要太严重！
tèbié shì zìyóuxíng gèng yào dāngxīn ne ，wǒ zhè duàn shíjiān yīzhí zài jiāqiáng duànliàn ，xīwàng dàoshíhòu gāoyuánfǎnyìng bùyào tài yánzhòng ！
In particular, we have to be careful on free and easy trips. I have been training hard during this time. I hope by then the altitude sickness will not be too serious!
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8.小华很早就离家出国留学了，他每次回家父母都巴不得他多留一段时间。
.xiǎohuá hěn zǎo jiù lí jiā chūguó liúxué le ，tā měicì huíjiā fùmǔ dōu bābude tā duō liú yī duàn shíjiān 。
Xiaohua left home early to pursue his studies overseas and so whenever he is back his parents long for him to stay longer.
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不过是迷上了怀旧电影，每次播放一段录像带都像是做了一场很久远的梦。
bùguò shì míshàng le huáijiù diànyǐng ，měicì bōfàng yī duàn lùxiàngdài dōu xiàng shì zuò le yīchǎng hěn jiǔyuǎn de mèng 。
Its just that I’m obsessed with nostalgic movies, and each time I play a video, it seems like a far away dream.
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