时段 (shí duàn) — time period; interval; time slot; (work) shift; (historical) one of the twelve two-hour divisions of a day
Definition
时段 names a defined window or slot on a schedule (a TV slot, a work shift, rush hour). 班 focuses on the people doing the shift; 期间 marks a duration an event occurs within.
noun
time periodintervaltime slot(work) shift(historical) one of the twelve two-hour divisions of a day
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 时段。Zhè ge shí duàn shì jiāo tōng gāo fēng qī.This time period is rush hour.
- 时段。Diàn shì shàng zuì hǎo de jié mù dōu ān pái zài huáng jīn shí duàn.The best TV shows are all scheduled during prime time.
- 时段。Yè bān shí duàn cóng wǎn shàng shí diǎn kāi shǐ.The night shift time slot starts at 10 PM.
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