📘 Intermediate — key word for HSK 3-4
Meaning
Classifier for segments, passages, or periods of time/experience.
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
"段"用于段落或片段。"一段话"、"一段视频"、"一段记忆"、"一段旅程"——文字段落或时间/经历的切片。"段"本意是"截断/分段"（锤子敲断木头），所以"一段"="切下来的一段"。"手段"(method)="手的那段"= skillful part。"路段"(road section)、"时间段"(time period)都用分割概念。每段人生都是故事的一个"段"落。
English
**段 (duàn)** = paragraphs/segments. Speech passage, video clip, memory, journey — text paragraphs OR time/experience slices. 段 = "to cut/sever" (chopping wood). "手段" (method) = hand's segment = skillful part. Each life phase = a 段 of the story.
💡 Memory Tip
段 is for chunks of time, distance, or text. A passage, a stretch, a period — all use 段.
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Classifier for segments, passages, or periods of time/experience.