Word: 一段 (yíduàn)

他在这儿住了有一段时间了。

Tā zài zhèr zhùle yǒu yíduàn shíjiān le.

He lived here for a time.

他把长文章浓缩成一段话。

Tā bǎ zhǎng wénzhāng nóngsuō chéng yíduàn huà.

He condensed the long article into a single paragraph.

十年是一段漫长的岁月。

Shínián shì yíduàn màncháng de suìyuè.

Ten years is a really long period of time.

已经很长一段时间了。

Yǐjīng hěn cháng yíduàn shíjiān le.

It's been a long time.

我在这里很长一段时间了。

Wǒ zài zhèlǐ hěn cháng yíduàn shíjiān le.

I've been here a long time.

我有一段美好的旧时光。

Wǒ yǒu yíduàn měihǎo de jiù shíguāng.

I had a fine old time.

我看了他一段时间。

Wǒ kànle tā yíduàn shíjiān.

I looked after him for a period of time.

我真的等了她很长一段时间。

Wǒ zhēnde děng le tā hěn cháng yíduàn shíjiān.

I waited for her for a really long time.

我还需要多休息一段时间。

Wǒ hái xūyào duō xiūxi yíduàn shíjiān.

I still need more time to rest.

新同事需要一段时间过渡。

Xīn tóngshì xūyào yíduàn shíjiān guòdù.

The new colleague needs some time to make the transition.

晚会由一段热闹的舞蹈开场。

Wǎnhuì yóu yíduàn rènao de wǔdǎo kāichǎng.

The party opened with a lively dance.

每一首老歌里都蕴藏着一段回忆。

Měi yì shǒu lǎogē lǐ dōu yùncángzhe yíduàn huíyì.

Every old song holds a memory within it.

花了我一段时间起床。

Huāle wǒ yíduàn shíjiān qǐchuáng.

It took me a while to get up.

话剧的开场白是一段独白。

Huàjù de kāichǎngbái shì yíduàn dúbái.

The prologue of the play is a monologue.

请虚拟一个场景，写一段对话。

Qǐng xūnǐ yí gè chǎngjǐng, xiě yíduàn duìhuà.

Please imagine a scene and write a dialogue.

铁路警察，各管一段

tiělù jǐngchá, gè guǎn yíduàn

Railway police: each in charge of one section