piàn duàn
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  • 1

    adj.fragmentary

    • wǒ men huì huái niàn shēng huó zhōng de mǒu xiē piàn duàn

      我们怀念生活某些片断

      We miss certain moments in our lives.

    • jì yì zhōng de piàn duàn zǒng shì dài gěi wǒ wēn nuǎn

      记忆片断总是带给温暖

      Fragments of memory always bring me warmth.

    • nà ge xì jù de piàn duàn shì fā rén shēn sī de

      那个戏剧片断发人深思

      The scene of the play is thought-provoking.

  • 2

    n.same as 片段

Word usage

  • Note
    "片断" is different from "片段". "片段" emphasizes the part of the whole, which is relatively complete, and is mostly used for concrete things; "片断" emphasizes fragmentation and is mostly used for abstract things.
  • "片断" is often matched with measure word "个"or"些".
    • 片断

      one fragment

    • 片断

      some fragments

Chinese words with pinyin pian duan