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告一段落

gào yī duàn luòdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2511c0d8873795a6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

告一段落 告一段落 [gao4 yi1 duan4 luo4] /to come to the end of a phase (idiom)/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

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  • 告
    gào

    (bound form) to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 段
    duàn

    paragraph / section / segment / stage (of a process) / classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc

    Duàn

    surname Duan

  • 落
    là

    to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind

    lào

    colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds

    luò

    to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.