Definition
一段段 is the reduplicated form of the measure word 段 (duàn, 'segment/section'). Reduplication of a classifier often conveys the idea of 'one after another' or 'every single one in succession'. You can use 一段段 as a noun modifier (一段段的故事 'stories one after another') or with 地 to form an adverb meaning 'segment by segment' (一段段地解释 'explain step by step'). It suggests that something appears or is done in distinct, successive parts, typically for time periods, text passages, road sections, or narrative segments.
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(reduplicated classifier) segments one after anotherevery segmentin successive sections
Examples
- 一段段。Tā yī duàn duàn de jiǎngshù le zìjǐ de yì shēng.He narrated his life in successive segments.
- 一段段。Zhè běn xiǎoshuō yóu yī duàn duàn gǎnrén fèifǔ de gùshi zǔchéng.This novel is made up of one moving story after another.
- 一段段。Lǎo chéngqū de dàolù yī duàn duàn kēngwā bùpíng.The roads in the old town are bumpy in sections one after another.
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