选段

選段
xuǎnduàn
noun #32,613

Measure Word

选段 duàn

Meanings

  1. 1 selected excerpt; selected passage
  2. 2 (esp.) selected aria/scene from an opera
  3. 3 extract (from a text or performance)

Examples

Jīnwǎn de yǎnchū yǒu jǐ duàn jīngjù xuǎnduàn.
Tonight's performance includes several Peking opera excerpts.
Zhè běn jiàocái bāohán le míngzhù xuǎnduàn.
This textbook contains excerpts from classic works.

Tips

usage
Most often heard in the context of Chinese opera (京剧选段, 越剧选段) — short standalone excerpts of famous arias performed at galas. Also used for textbook anthology extracts (《红楼梦选段) and any 'best-of' clip from a longer work.

Stroke Order

xuǎn
duàn