片断 (piànduàn) · fragment

片断 (piànduàn) means “fragment; passage; section”. It is written with 2 characters: 片 (slice) + 断 (to break). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 片断 is built

What 片 is made of

片 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.

Origin hint: Half of a tree trunk; compare 爿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 断 is made of

米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
  - 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
  - 十 — ten
  - 八bā — eight
斤jīn — a catty (about 500 grams)
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 下xià — below

Origin hint: Using an axe 斤 to harvest grain 米 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

我只记得电影的一些片断。Wǒ zhǐ jìde diànyǐng de yìxiē piànduàn.I only remember a few scenes from the film.

他给我们读了小说的一个片断。Tā gěi wǒmen dú le xiǎoshuō de yí gè piànduàn.He read us a passage from the novel.

What does 片断 mean?

片断 (piànduàn) means “fragment; passage; section”.

How do you pronounce 片断?

片断 is pronounced piànduàn.

Which HSK level is 片断?

片断 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 片断 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 136: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.