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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *段* | 段* | *段
paragraph / section / segment / stage (of a process) / classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
HSK 2
stage / section / phase / period / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
method; way; means (of doing sth) / skill; ability / trick; wile
HSK 5
stretch of road / section of a highway or railway
HSK 7-9
phase / time interval / paragraph / (written) passage
HSK 7-9
fragment (of speech etc) / extract (from book etc) / episode (of story etc)
HSK 7-9
section / district
HSK 7-9
time interval / work shift / time slot / the twelve two-hour divisions of the day
HSK 7-9
(film and TV) blooper
Duan Qirui (1864-1936), commander of Beiyang Army under Yuan Shikai, then politician and powerful warlord
to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *段* | 段* | *段
surname Duan
syllogism (deduction in logic)
to divide (sth) into sections; to segment
final part / rear / back end / final segment / the following section / last paragraph
(radio) band / frequency band
item of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts) / sketch
by fair means or foul / by hook or by crook / unscrupulously
front part (of an object) / first part (of an event) / previous paragraph
(idiom) to cut up sb's body into thousands of pieces (a hyperbolic threat)
to get off one's high horse; to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)
a woman's physique / figure / posture on stage
a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people
locomotive depot
high-handed (measures) / with a heavy hand
eight-section brocade, a traditional eight-part sequence of qigong exercises
high-level (ability) / advanced
(literary) pony / (of a horse) walking leisurely
rank / class / (Japanese martial arts and board games) dan
(numeric, data) field
aria (in opera)
middle section; middle period; middle area; mid-
prime time
(cinema, literature etc) scene / trope / plot device / (songwriting) bridge
at the present stage
new level; higher plane
sb who crafts and delivers witty, humorous or satirical short stories, jokes or punchlines; a wit; a humorist
short paragraph / news article
Duan Yucai (1735-1815), author of Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) 說文解字註|说文解字注
leg of air or sea voyage
network segment
stage of a competition
time interval analysis
final segment / last stage
rank / level
an emergency measure
to split sth into two (idiom)
uphill section (of a race)
code segment
recently
age group
data segment
Duan Quanfa (1939-2010), Chinese writer
segmentation fault
wave band
line segment
paragraph
block
specific to a particular stage (of a project etc) / interim (policy etc) / occurring in stages / phased


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