段落
duàn luò
Pinyin

Definition

段落
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duàn luò
  1. phase
  2. time interval
  3. paragraph
  4. (written) passage

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

失落
shī luò
  1. 1 to lose (sth)
  2. 2 to drop (sth)
  3. 3 to feel a sense of loss
  4. 4 frustrated
  5. 5 disappointment
  6. 6 loss
段
Duàn
  1. 1 surname Duan
落
là
  1. 1 to leave out
  2. 2 to be missing
  3. 3 to leave behind or forget to bring
  4. 4 to lag or fall behind
角落
jiǎo luò
  1. 1 nook
  2. 2 corner
不择手段
bù zé shǒu duàn
  1. 1 by fair means or foul
  2. 2 by hook or by crook
  3. 3 unscrupulously
低落
dī luò
  1. 1 downcast
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 to decline
冷落
lěng luò
  1. 1 desolate
  2. 2 unfrequented
  3. 3 to treat sb coldly
  4. 4 to snub
  5. 5 to cold shoulder
利落
lì luo
  1. 1 agile
  2. 2 nimble
  3. 3 all settled
  4. 4 in order
前段
qián duàn
  1. 1 front part (of an object)
  2. 2 first part (of an event)
  3. 3 previous paragraph
回落
huí luò
  1. 1 to fall back
  2. 2 to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc)
地段
dì duàn
  1. 1 section
  2. 2 district
坠落
zhuì luò
  1. 1 to fall
  2. 2 to drop
堕落
duò luò
  1. 1 to degrade
  2. 2 to degenerate
  3. 3 to become depraved
  4. 4 corrupt
  5. 5 a fall from grace
手段
shǒu duàn
  1. 1 method
  2. 2 means (of doing sth)
  3. 3 strategy
  4. 4 trick
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
掉落
diào luò
  1. 1 to fall down
散落
sàn luò
  1. 1 to disperse
  2. 2 to fall scattered
  3. 3 to sprinkle
数落
shǔ luo
  1. 1 to enumerate sb's shortcomings
  2. 2 to criticize
  3. 3 to scold
  4. 4 to talk on and on
日落
rì luò
  1. 1 sundown
  2. 2 sunset
时段
shí duàn
  1. 1 time interval
  2. 2 work shift
  3. 3 time slot
  4. 4 the twelve two-hour divisions of the day
村落
cūn luò
  1. 1 village

Idioms (20)

一折两段
yī zhé liǎng duàn
  1. 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
一落千丈
yī luò qiān zhàng
  1. 1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
  3. 3 to take a dive
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
不见棺材不落泪
bù jiàn guān cai bù luò lèi
  1. 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
参差错落
cēn cī cuò luò
  1. 1 uneven and jumbled (idiom); irregular and disorderly
  2. 2 in a tangled mess
名落孙山
míng luò Sūn Shān
  1. 1 lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail an exam
  3. 3 to fall behind (in a competition)
告一段落
gào yī duàn luò
  1. 1 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
丧魂落魄
sàng hún luò pò
  1. 1 scared out of one's wits (idiom); in a panic
尘埃落定
chén āi luò dìng
  1. 1 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to get sorted out
  3. 3 to be finalized
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
  1. 1 (of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
  2. 2 volatile
  3. 3 significant ups and downs
  4. 4 roller coaster
天要落雨，娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
  1. 1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the natural order of things
  3. 3 something you can't go against
失魂落魄
shī hún luò pò
  1. 1 dazed
  2. 2 beside oneself (idiom)
家道中落
jiā dào zhōng luò
  1. 1 to come down in the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer a reversal of fortune
打落水狗
dǎ luò shuǐ gǒu
  1. 1 lit. to beat a drowning dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pulverize an (already defeated) enemy
  3. 3 to hit sb when he's down
放下身段
fàng xià shēn duàn
  1. 1 to get off one's high horse (idiom)
  2. 2 to dispense with posturing (and adopt a more humble or empathetic attitude)
日落西山
rì luò xī shān
  1. 1 the sun sets over western hills (idiom); the day approaches its end
  2. 2 fig. time of decline
  3. 3 the end of an era
  4. 4 Sic transit gloria mundi
日落风生
rì luò fēng shēng
  1. 1 a gentle breeze comes with sunset (idiom)

Sample Sentences

由于时间的关系，我的演讲就到此告一段落，如果各位同学有任何问题，欢迎提出，我们共同探讨。
yóuyú shíjiān de guānxi ，wǒ de yǎnjiǎng jiù dào cǐ gàoyīduànluò ，rúguǒ gèwèi tóngxué yǒu rènhé wèntí ，huānyíng tíchū ，wǒmen gòngtóng tàntǎo 。
Due to time constraints, I'll bring my speech to a close here, if anyone has any question, I welcome you to ask them, and then we can discuss them.
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还有，用词不要太繁琐。你这次就用了太多的修饰。其实说的都是同样的内容，没有多大意义。很多段落都要压缩一下。
háiyǒu ，yòngcí bùyào tài fánsuǒ 。nǐ zhècì jiù yòng le tài duō de xiūshì 。qíshí shuō de dōu shì tóngyàng de nèiróng ，méiyǒu duō dà yìyì 。hěn duō duànluò dōu yào yāsuō yīxià 。
Also, don't let your wording get too detailed. This time you used too many modifiers. It's actually all saying the same thing, so it doesn't mean much. Many of the paragraphs need to be condensed some.
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基于突发状况，我宣布今天的庭审先告一段落。明天上午10点继续开庭。
jīyú tūfā zhuàngkuàng ，wǒ xuānbù jīntiān de tíngshěn xiān gàoyīduànluò 。míngtiān shàngwǔ shí diǎn jìxù kāitíng 。
In light of sudden developments, I call a recess in today's proceedings. We shall resume at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
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