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片段 (piàn duàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

片段 (piàn duàn) is a Chinese word: fragment. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 片段

名 míng noun

fragment

他给我们朗读了文章的一个片段。

tā gěi wǒ men lǎng dú le wén zhāng de yí ge piàn duàn

He read us a fragment of the article.

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Word breakdown

片 piàn — piece, slice (suggesting a separated part)

Words with this character (12)
  • 1 照片 zhào piàn — photograph HSK 3
    • 照 to photograph, capture (action component)
    • 片 flat piece, sheet (physical object component)
    Example

    他给我看了很多旅行的照片。

    tā gěi wǒ kàn le hěn duō lǚ xíng de zhào piàn

    He showed me many travel photographs.

  • 2 图片 tú piàn — picture HSK 4
    • 图 visual representation, drawing, diagram
    • 片 flat piece, slice, indicating a two-dimensional item
    Example

    我在网上找到了一张漂亮的图片。

    wǒ zài wǎng shàng zhǎo dào le yì zhāng piào liang de tú piàn

    I found a beautiful picture online.

  • 3 名片 míng piàn — business card HSK 5
    Example

    请收下我的名片。

    qǐng shōu xià wǒ de míng piàn

    Please accept my business card.

  • 4 影片 yǐng piàn — film HSK 5
    • 影 image, visual picture
    • 片 piece, segment of recorded media
    Example

    这部影片获得了很多奖项。

    zhè bù yǐng piàn huò dé le hěn duō jiǎng xiàng

    This film won many awards.

  • 5 纪录片 jì lù piàn — documentary HSK 5
    • 纪 record, chronicle
    • 录 record, register
    • 片 film, footage
    Example

    我昨天看了一部关于海洋的纪录片。

    wǒ zuó tiān kàn le yī bù guān yú hǎi yáng de jì lù piàn

    I watched a documentary about the ocean yesterday.

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段 duàn — section, passage (a distinct portion)

Words with this character (6)
  • 1 手段 shǒu duàn — means, method HSK 5
    • 手 hand (metaphorically: tools or actions used)
    • 段 segment, section (contributes to the idea of a method or approach)
    Example

    我们要用和平手段解决这个问题。

    wǒ men yào yòng hé píng shǒu duàn jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí

    We must use peaceful means to solve this problem.

  • 2 阶段 jiē duàn — stage HSK 5
    • 阶 steps, levels (contributes the concept of hierarchical progression)
    • 段 section, segment (contributes the concept of division into parts)
    Example

    这个项目分为三个阶段。

    zhè ge xiàng mù fēn wéi sān ge jiē duàn

    This project is divided into three stages.

  • 3 地段 dì duàn — location HSK 7
    • 地 land, ground, place
    • 段 section, segment
    Example

    商店的地段非常重要。

    shāng diàn de dì duàn fēi cháng zhòng yào

    The location of a shop is very important.

  • 4 时段 shí duàn — time period HSK 7
    • 时 time
    • 段 section, segment, period
    Example

    这个时段的交通很拥堵。

    zhè ge shí duàn de jiāo tōng hěn yōng dǔ

    Traffic is very congested during this time period.

  • 5 段落 duàn luò — paragraph HSK 7
    • 段 section, segment
    • 落 settled section, complete division
    Example

    这篇文章有五个段落。

    zhè piān wén zhāng yǒu wǔ gè duàn luò

    This article has five paragraphs.

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Structure & writing
1 片 piàn — a flat, thin piece or slice
Xpinyin
片 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 4
牌 pái a sign or token made of wood or other material
HSK 5
版 bǎn printing plate made of wood or metal with text or images

片 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 段 duàn — measure word: ① section of a long object ② a certain distance ③ a portion of something
段 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 3
锻 duàn to forge (metal by heating and hammering)

段 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order