Chinese Word: 段 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

段HSK 3

Pinyin: duàn

English Definition: paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

Chinese Definition:
①用本义。［合］段氏(锻工。古代金工六种之一。主要从事农具制作)。
②分段；截断。
③古时在石上用棒打干肉(并施加姜、桂皮等)。［合］段脩(经捶捣并加姜桂的干肉)。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 殳

Ideographic:A hand using a chisel 殳 to cut stone

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阶段HSK 5	jiē duàn	stage; section; phase; period; Classifiers: 个
手段	shǒu duàn	method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; Classifiers: 个
地段HSK 3	dì duàn	section; district
时段	shí duàn	time interval; work shift; time slot; the twelve two-hour divisions of the day
线段	xiàn duàn	line segment

1		shàng xià 上下 liǎng gè 两个 jiē duàn 阶段 de 的 gōng zuò 工作 Work in two different stages
2		tā 她 bēi 背 le 了 yī duàn 一段 cháng piān xiǎo shuō 长篇小说。 She memorized a long novel.
3		jīng yàn 经验 shì 是 jiě jué wèn tí 解决问题 de 的 hǎo 好 shǒu duàn 手段。 Experience is a good means of solving problems.
4		tā 她 xiàn rù 陷入 le 了 yī duàn 一段 gǎn qíng 感情 jiū gé 纠葛 zhōng 中。 She got caught up in a complicated love affair.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 zhǎo dào 找到 gèng 更 yǒu xiào 有效 de 的 shǒu duàn 手段。 We need to find more effective means.

1		shàng xià 上下 liǎng gè 两个 jiē duàn 阶段 de 的 gōng zuò 工作 Work in two different stages
2		tā 她 bēi 背 le 了 yī duàn 一段 cháng piān xiǎo shuō 长篇小说。 She memorized a long novel.
3		jīng yàn 经验 shì 是 jiě jué wèn tí 解决问题 de 的 hǎo 好 shǒu duàn 手段。 Experience is a good means of solving problems.
4		tā 她 xiàn rù 陷入 le 了 yī duàn 一段 gǎn qíng 感情 jiū gé 纠葛 zhōng 中。 She got caught up in a complicated love affair.
5		wǒ men 我们 xū yào 需要 zhǎo dào 找到 gèng 更 yǒu xiào 有效 de 的 shǒu duàn 手段。 We need to find more effective means.