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段

duàn · duan/Duàn · duan

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Meaning

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duàn 段

  1. paragraph
  2. section
  3. segment
  4. stage (of a process)
  5. classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

Duàn 段

  1. surname Duan
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  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)拍(pāi)了(le)一(yī)段(duàn)视频(shìpín)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)看(kàn)吗(ma)？

    I filmed a video clip. Want to see it?

  2. Liangliang

    想(xiǎng)看(kàn)！拍(pāi)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Yes! What did you film?

  3. Dengdeng

    前面(qiánmiàn)这(zhè)一(yī)段(duàn)是(shì)日出(rìchū)，很(hěn)漂亮(piàoliang)。

    This first part is a sunrise. It is very pretty.

  4. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)！后面(hòumian)这(zhè)一(yī)段(duàn)呢(ne)？

    So nice! What about the next part?

  5. Dengdeng

    后面(hòumian)这(zhè)一(yī)段(duàn)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)鞋(xié)，我(wǒ)走路(zǒulù)时(shí)忘(wàng)了(le)关(guān)手机(shǒujī)。

    The next part is my shoes. I forgot to turn off the phone while walking.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)只(zhǐ)看(kàn)前面(qiánmiàn)这(zhè)一(yī)段(duàn)吧(ba)。

    Then let us just watch the first part.

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01

我(wǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)时(shí)间(jiān)翻(fān)译(yì)这(zhè)段(duàn)文(wén)字(zì)。

I don't have time to translate this text.

Tatoeba: Chinese by MiracleQ · English by Amastan · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)目(mù)的(dì)是(shì)帮(bāng)助(zhù)他(tā)审(shěn)视(shì)这(zhè)段(duàn)人(rén)生(shēng)。

My goal is to help him navigate this stage of life.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Nuel · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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