Definition
片段 (piàn duàn) refers to a concrete fragment or excerpt of text, speech, video, or audio, or a specific episode/chapter of a story. 插曲 (chā qǔ) emphasizes an incidental, musical, or figurative interlude—a brief event that is off the main storyline. Use 片段 for literal clips and episodes; use 插曲 for figurative side events or soundtrack pieces.
noun
fragmentexcerptclip (of text, speech, video)episode (of a story, series)
Examples
- 片段。Wǒ cóng nà běn shū lǐ dú le yí piàn duàn.I read a passage from that book.
- 片段。Zhège piàn duàn shì diànyǐng lǐ zuì jīngcǎi de bùfen.This clip is the most exciting part of the movie.
- 片段。Diànshìjù de zuìhòu yí piàn duàn ràng wǒ hěn gǎndòng.The last episode of the TV series moved me deeply.
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