段

duàn

measure word HSK 2 #522

Meanings

Contains 殳 (weapon/to strike) — originally meant to hammer metal into sections

Qǐng dú zhè duàn huà.

Please read this passage.

Zhè duàn shíjiān wǒ hěn máng.

I've been very busy during this period.

Zhè duàn lù hěn nán zǒu.

This stretch of road is hard to walk.

usage

段 is used for segments: a paragraph of text, a period of time, a stretch of road, or a piece of a story/experience.

段 duàn