duàn

HSK 2
common
measure_word
noun

Meaning of

段 means measure word for sections of long objects; measure word for distance; measure word for parts of things; rank (in martial arts, especially go or chess). Pronounced duàn. HSK 2.

  • measure word for sections of long objects; measure word for distance; measure word for parts of things
  • rank (in martial arts, especially go or chess)
  • section, department (administrative unit in industrial or mining enterprises)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhuō
zi
tuǐ
duàn
chéng
le
liǎng
duàn
tou
 

The table leg broke into two pieces of wood.

men
yào
xiū
jiàn
duàn
tiě
lián
jiē
zhè
liǎng
chéng
shì
 

We need to build a section of railway to connect these two cities.

zài
shū
guǎn
xué
le
duàn
shí
jiān
 

I studied at the library for a period of time.

Cóng
xué
xiào
dào
jiā
yǒu
duàn
hěn
cháng
de
 

There is a long distance from school to home.

Lǎo
shī
ràng
men
bèi
sòng
wén
de
zuì
hòu
duàn
 

The teacher asked us to recite the last paragraph of the text.