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段

Mandarin · pinyin duàn#

paragraph
section
segment
stage (of a process)
classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

Mandarin · pinyin Duàn#

surname Duan

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段: duàn · section, piece, division

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4 · duan4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

dyun6

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character

section; piece; division
administrative unit; department (especially in railways)
(sports) grade; level (in chess, martial arts, etc.)
Classifier for a segment or section of something that is long: piece; segment
Classifier for a distance or a period of time.
Classifier for writing, speech, etc.
a surname

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