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duàn
📏Intermediate

Meaning

Classifier for segments, passages, or periods of time/experience.

💡 Memory Tip

段 is for chunks of time, distance, or text. A passage, a stretch, a period — all use 段.

Examples

一段话
yī duàn huà
a passage of speech
一段路
yī duàn lù
a stretch of road
一段感情
yī duàn gǎn qíng
a relationship (period)

Common Nouns Used With

huàspeech / words
road / way
感情gǎn qíngemotion / feeling
时间shí jiāntime
音乐yīn lèmusic
文章wén zhāngarticle / essay
经历jīng lìexperience

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