段 duàn 段 (measure word for a stretch of time, text or road: 一段时间)

Example sentences

请读这一段。Qǐng dú zhè yí duàn.Please read this paragraph.
这一段很有意思。Zhè yí duàn hěn yǒuyìsi.This paragraph is interesting.

HSK 3 — the intermediate threshold: 300 new words, 600 in all. You can communicate in daily life, study and travel in China. In HSK 3.0, 段 is in band 2. HSK 3 explained

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中段means a paragraph, as in a section of a text. Someone might say:中请读这一段。

Please read this paragraph. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

段 is written in 9 strokes.

段 — the Chinese character for 段 (measure word for a stretch of time, text or road: 一段时间) (duàn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 段 — 段 (measure word for a stretch of time, text or road: 一段时间)

Senses

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

Related words

Where 段 lives

HSK 3 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 2 Practise Topic: Time Practise Topic: Quantities and measures Practise Measure words Practise

段 is pronounced duàn and means “段 (measure word for a stretch of time, text or road: 一段时间)”.