si4 dyun6時段时段
Jyutpingsi4 dyun6
Yalesìh dyuhn
Definition
A period or interval of time.
neutraltime
How it's used
Focuses on a specific, bounded portion of a schedule or a day rather than a duration of time. It is frequently used in professional or media contexts, such as discussing television programming or booking appointments. Unlike general words for time, it implies a segment that has been defined or allocated for a particular purpose.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
This time slot is usually very busy.
Which time slot do you like to exercise in?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 時間, which refers to time in a general or abstract sense. Use 時段 when you are specifically referring to a slice or a slot within a larger timeline.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
