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.