đoạn

See also: doan, đoàn, Đoàn, đoản, and đồ án

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 段.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗwaːn˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

đoạn

  1. (of something long) segment
    Synonym: khúc
    cầm đoạn giữa ― to hold the middle segment
  2. (mathematics) line segment
  3. (writing) paragraph
    đoạn văn ― a paragraph
    đoạn mở bài ― introductory paragraph
    đoạn kết bài ― concluding paragraph
  4. (uncommon) fabric woven from silk, with a smooth, glossy surface where the warp threads fully cover the weft threads

Adverb

đoạn

  1. (literary) then; after finishing ...
    Nói đoạn, hắn quỳ gục xuống đất.
    He stopped talking, then collapsed with kneels on the ground.

Derived terms

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