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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