段

duàn

HSK 3

段 — duàn

1. paragraph; section; segment

   这个故事分成两段。 zhège gùshì fēnchéng liǎngduàn — This story is divided into two sections.

2. stage (of a process); phase

   我们正处在项目的关键一段。 wǒmen zhèng chùzài xiàngmù dì guānjiàn yīduàn — We are in a key stage of the project.

3. classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread, chunks or sections

   老师给我们讲了一段精彩的历史故事。 lǎoshī gěi wǒmen jiǎng le yīduàn jīngcǎi de lìshǐ gùshì — The teacher told us a wonderful piece of history.

4. surname Duan

   段先生是我们的新同事。 duàn xiānshēng shì wǒmen de xīn tóngshì — Mr. Duan is our new colleague.