告一段落

gàoyīduànluò

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Meanings

Literally: to announce one paragraph's end

Zhège xiàngmù zhōngyú gàoyīduànluò le.

This project has finally come to the end of a phase.

Děng zhè jiàn shì gàoyīduànluò, wǒmen zài tǎolùn xià yí bù.

Once this matter wraps up, we'll discuss the next step.

usage

告一段落 implies a temporary pause or the end of one stage, not a final conclusion. It suggests there may be more to come.

告 gào

一 yī

段 duàn

落 luò