1 surname Duan

1 front part (of an object)

2 first part (of an event)

3 previous paragraph

1 section

2 district

1 method

2 means (of doing sth)

3 strategy

4 trick

5 classifier: 个 gè

1 time interval

2 work shift

3 time slot

4 the twelve two-hour divisions of the day

1 to split sth into two (idiom)

1 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)

1 to get off one's high horse (idiom)

2 to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)