Chinese Conversation · Level 54
90 words
Chinese word
时间段
Pronunciation
Pinyinshí jiān duàn
Meaning
- nountime slot
Example
你今天有空的时间段吗？nǐ jīn tiān yǒu kòng de shí jiān duàn ma
Do you have a free time slot today?
More examples
我们选一个大家都方便的时间段开会。wǒ men xuǎn yí gè dà jiā dōu fāng biàn de shí jiān duàn kāi huì
Let's choose a time slot when everyone is available to hold the meeting.
Core concept
A bounded block on the calendar that gives an activity a place to start and finish.
Common phrases
空闲时间段kòng xián shí jiān duàn
free time slot
下午时间段xià wǔ shí jiān duàn
afternoon time slot
晚上时间段wǎn shàng shí jiān duàn
evening time slot
Similar words
时段shí duàn: A defined block of time on a schedule, treated as one part of the day or timetable.
时间shí jiān: Time in general, including a point on the clock and the length or passage of time.
时刻shí kè: A specific point in time, such as a stated hour and minute.
期间qī jiān: The bounded time during which an event or activity continues.
Definition in Chinese
指在日程、预约等中用于安排的一段明确时间区间，常用于约会、会议或活动的时间安排。zhǐ zài rì chéng yù yuē děng zhōng yòng yú ān pái de yí duàn míng què shí jiān qū jiān cháng yòng yú yuē huì huì yì huò huó dòng de shí jiān ān pái
Word origin
The compound 时间 (shíjiān, "time") + 段 (duàn, "section") forms a word for a clearly bounded part of a schedule or the flow of time.
Usage tips
- A morning, afternoon, or other broad block can count as one unit even when its exact starting minute has not been fixed.
Other meanings
- time spannoun
- time framenoun
- periodnoun
Opposites
- 瞬间shùn jiāninstantnoun