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断想

Word · NounTraditional斷想

random thoughts; fragmentary reflections

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

fragmentary thoughts; random reflections

literary

Often used in literary contexts or titles to describe brief, informal essays expressing thoughts on a topic.

Zhè这
běn本
shū书
jì记
lù录
le了
zuò作
zhě者
yuè阅
dú读
jīng经
diǎn典
hòu后
de的
dú读
shū书
duàn断
xiǎng想
 。

This book records the author's fragmentary thoughts after reading the classics.

Tā他
zài在
lǚ旅
tú途
zhōng中
xiě写
xià下
le了
yī一
xiē些
guān关
yú于
rén人
shēng生
de的
duàn断
xiǎng想
 。

He wrote down some random reflections on life during his journey.

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Zhè这
piān篇
 《
Chūn春
rì日
duàn断
xiǎng想
 》
shì是
tā他
de的
yī一
piān篇
sǎn散
wén文
suí随
bǐ笔
 。

This piece, 'Random Thoughts on Spring,' is one of his informal essays.

Miàn面
duì对
gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
jiàn建
zhù筑
 ,
wǒ我
hū忽
shēng生
duàn断
xiǎng想
 。

Facing the ancient architecture, random thoughts suddenly occurred to me.