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段
duàn
Main
English Definitionparagraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); measure word for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script段
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinduàn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)dyun6
Part of Speech(量) measure word
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=5

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Words With Same Head Word    
段子duànziitem of storytelling or performed dialogue (folk arts); sketch
段落duànluòphase; time interval; paragraph; (written) passage
段位duànwèirank; class; (Japanese martial arts and board games) dan
段祺瑞duàn qí ruìDuan Qirui (1864-1936), commander of Beiyang Army under Yuan Shikai, then politician and powerful warlord
段氏duànshìa branch of the Xianbei 鲜卑 nomadic people
Words With Same Tail Word    
阶段jiēduànstage; section; phase; period
手段shǒuduànmethod; means (of doing something); strategy; trick
身段shēnduàna woman's physique; figure; posture on stage
路段lùduànstretch of road; section of a highway or railway
时段shíduàntime interval; work shift; time slot; the twelve two-hour divisions of the day
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