前段 (qián duàn) — front part (of a physical object); first part (of an event, period of time); previous paragraph (of a text)

Definition

Examples

• 这条路的前段比较平坦。
  Zhè tiáo lù de qián duàn bǐ jiào píng tǎn.
  The front part of this road is relatively flat.
• 前段我们一直在讨论这个问题。
  Qián duàn wǒ men yì zhí zài tǎo lùn zhè ge wèn tí.
  During the first part (recently), we have been discussing this issue.
• 请仔细阅读前段的内容。
  Qǐng zǐ xì yuè dú qián duàn de nèi róng.
  Please read the content of the previous paragraph carefully.