片断 (piàn duàn) — fragment, segment, part
Definition
片段 (piànduàn) means 'a fragment or short section' of something larger (a story, film, memory, article). Often used for vivid or self-contained bits, more literary than the everyday 部分 or 段.
noun
fragmentsegmentpart
Examples
- 片断。Zhè bù diàn yǐng de zuì hòu yí gè piàn duàn hěn gǎn rén.The last segment of this movie is very touching.
- 片断。Tā huí yì qǐ tóng nián de yì xiē piàn duàn.He recalls some fragments of his childhood.
- 片断。Zhè piān wén zhāng yóu jǐ gè piàn duàn zǔ chéng.This article consists of several sections.
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