前段

qiánduàn

noun #21,437

Meanings

1 front section
2 first part
3 earlier period
4 previous paragraph

Characters

front / before / previous

section / paragraph / segment

Examples

这篇文章的前段介绍了背景。

Zhè piān wénzhāng de qiánduàn jièshào le bèijǐng.

The first part of this article introduces the background.

前段时间我去了北京出差。

Qiánduàn shíjiān wǒ qù le Běijīng chūchāi.

A while ago I went to Beijing on a business trip.

Tips

usage

前段 can refer to the physical front section of an object or the earlier part of a time period or text. 前段时间 is a common colloquial expression meaning recently or not long ago.

Stroke Order

前 qián

段 duàn