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    Expressing "section" or "passage" with 段落 (duànluò)

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    Explanation

    段落 (duànluò) means "section," "passage," or "paragraph," referring to a distinct portion of something larger. It can describe a paragraph of text, a section of a wall, or a segment of a larger structure.

    Examples

    • 请把文章的第三个段落再修改一下。

      Qǐng bǎ wénzhāng de dì sān gè duànluò zài xiūgǎi yīxià.

      Please revise the third paragraph of the article.

    • 这篇文章分为五个段落，结构很清晰。

      Zhè piān wénzhāng fēnwéi wǔ gè duànluò, jiégòu hěn qīngxī.

      This article is divided into five paragraphs, and the structure is very clear.

    • 老师让我们朗读课文的最后一个段落。

      Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen lǎngdú kèwén de zuìhòu yī gè duànluò.

      The teacher asked us to read aloud the last paragraph of the text.

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