段落 duànluò phase
phase; time interval; paragraph; (written) passage
How to remember 段落: 段 piece + 落 fall = phase.
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How it is used
- 'Paragraph; phase/stage' - 文章分段落 (fēn duànluò) to divide into paragraphs; 告一段落 to reach a stopping point.
- Both a text paragraph and a stage/phase of a process.
- 告一段落 (gào yí duànluò) 'to come to a phase's end' is a very common set phrase.