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Expressing "a section" with 一段 (yī duàn)
Structure
一段 + Noun
Explanation
一段 (yī duàn) means "a section," "a segment," or "a stretch of" and is a measure phrase used for lengths of road, wall, time, or text. It precedes the noun it quantifies and emphasizes that only a portion of the whole is being referenced.
Examples
前面还有一段路，我们继续走吧。
Qiánmiàn hái yǒu yī duàn lù, wǒmen jìxù zǒu ba.
There's still some road ahead—let's keep walking.
我在国外生活了一段时间。
Wǒ zài guówài shēnghuó le yī duàn shíjiān.
I lived abroad for a period of time.
他给我们讲了一段有趣的故事。
Tā gěi wǒmen jiǎng le yī duàn yǒuqù de gùshì.
He told us an interesting story.
前面还有一段路，我们继续走吧。
Qiánmiàn hái yǒu yī duàn lù, wǒmen jìxù zǒu ba.
There is still a stretch of road ahead; let's keep going.
我在国外生活了一段时间。
Wǒ zài guówài shēnghuó le yī duàn shíjiān.
I lived abroad for a period of time.
他给我们讲了一段有趣的故事。
Tā gěi wǒmen jiǎng le yī duàn yǒuqù de gùshì.
He told us an interesting story.