đoạn
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Definition
Noun:
- Section, segment, part: A distinct portion or piece of something that is linear or has length, such as a road, text, or time.
- Paragraph: A distinct section of a piece of writing, usually dealing with a single theme.
- Passage, excerpt: A short extract from a text or piece of music.
Verb (literary/archaic):
- To end, to finish, to conclude: To bring something to a complete end.
- To sever, to cut off: To completely break off a relationship or connection.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Đây là đoạn đường rất nguy hiểm. (This is a very dangerous section of road.)
- Hãy đọc đoạn văn này. (Please read this paragraph.)
- Cô ấy hát một đoạn trong bài hát. (She sang a passage from the song.)
Verb:
- Câu chuyện đến đây là đoạn. (The story ends here.)
- Họ đã đoạn tình với nhau. (They severed their romantic relationship.)
Advanced Usage
"Đoạn tuyệt": to break off completely, to make a clean break (often used for relationships or ties).
- Anh ta quyết định đoạn tuyệt với quá khứ. (He decided to make a clean break with the past.)
"Đoạn trường": literally "broken intestines," meaning deep sorrow or heartbreak.
- Câu chuyện tình đầy đoạn trường. (It's a love story full of heartbreak.)
Variants and Related Words
- Đoạn văn (n): paragraph (specifically of text).
- Đoạn đường (n): stretch of road, section of a route.
- Đoạn kết (n): ending, conclusion (of a story, film).
- Đoạn đầu đài (n): executioner's block (historical).
Synonyms
- Noun: segment, portion, part, piece, extract.
- Verb: terminate, conclude, sever, cut off.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Một đoạn đời: a period/chapter of one's life.
- Đó là một đoạn đời khó quên của ông. (That was an unforgettable chapter of his life.)
Dứt đoạn: to end definitively, to finish completely.
- Mối quan hệ đã dứt đoạn. (The relationship has ended definitively.)
noun
- Section; pant ; portion; passage; Paragraph
verb
- To cut