告一段落 (gào yī duàn luò) — to finish a stage or phase; to be brought to a…

Definition

Idiom meaning a phase or stage has been wrapped up — for now, not necessarily finished for good. Often signals a pause or milestone in ongoing work.

idiom

to finish a stage or phaseto be brought to a temporary close

告一段落。
Zhè ge xiàng mù dào cǐ gào yī duàn luò.
This project comes to a temporary close here.
，告一段落。
Wǒ men xiān tǎo lùn dào zhè lǐ, jīn tiān de huì yì gào yī duàn luò.
Let's stop our discussion here; today's meeting is coming to an end for now.
告一段落，。
Zhè xiàng gōng zuò yǐ jīng gào yī duàn luò, xià ge yuè zài jì xù.
This work has been temporarily closed; we'll continue next month.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin is unclear: one theory sees 告 as 壴 (a decorated drum) above 口 (an open mouth), while another sees a tongue sticking out of 口.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

殳殳shū

Sound part声符shēngfú

厂

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

段's shape shows 殳 as a hammer breaking a stone, with fragments flying off.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

艹洛落

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

洛

Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

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