measure word for a section or segment
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesmeasure word
a section; a segment; a part (of a whole)
informalUsed as a colloquial measure word to quantify a length, distance, or portion of work. Often used in spoken language.
Zhè这
huór活
gàn儿
le干
bàn了
jié半
tā截
，
jiù他
zǒu就
le走
了
。
He left after the work was half done.
Jīn今
tiān天
zǒu走
le了
yī一
dà大
jié截
shān山
lù路
，
lèi累
huài坏
le了
。
We walked a long section of mountain road today and are exhausted.
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Tā他
de的
wài外
yǔ语
shuǐ水
píng平
bǐ比
wǒ我
chà差
yī一
dà大
jié截
。
His foreign language level is much worse than mine.
Zhè这
gēn根
shéng绳
zi子
bèi被
jiǎn剪
chéng成
le了
sān三
jié截
。
This rope was cut into three pieces.
Wǒ我
zhǐ只
tīng听
le了
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
de的
qián前
bàn半
jié截
。
I only listened to the first half of the speech.