Definition
分段 is a separable verb (离合词) made up of 分 'to divide' and 段 'section'. It means to divide something into segments or sections, either literally (documents, roads) or in linguistics (speech/text segmentation). When you specify the number or type of segments, split the two syllables: e.g. 分成了三段 (divided into three sections). The object or measure word goes between 分 and 段.
v.o.
to divide into sectionsto segmentto segment (speech or text in linguistics)
Examples
- 。Zhè piān wénzhāng fēn chéng le sān dà duàn.This article is divided into three major sections.
- 分段。Zhège ruǎnjiàn kěyǐ zìdòng fēn duàn wénběn.This software can automatically segment text.
- ，分段。Zài yǔyánxué zhōng, fēn duàn shì yí gè zhòngyào gàiniàn.In linguistics, segmentation is an important concept.
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