片段
piànduàn
fragment, excerpt
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 我只记得电影的几个片段。I only remember a few fragments of the movie.
- 这是小说中精彩的片段。This is a wonderful excerpt from the novel.
Collocations
精彩片段一个片段记忆片段电影片段
Mnemonic
片 piàn "a piece" + 段 duàn "a section": a piece-section, i.e. a fragment, excerpt (a part cut from a whole: of film, text, memory). The 片 is in 照片 (photo) and 片刻 (a moment). The 段 is in 段落 (paragraph) and 阶段 (stage). Distinguish 片段 (a fragment/excerpt) from 段落 (duànluò, a paragraph of text).
Related
片断段落部分节选
Quick check
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