端

duānㄉㄨㄢ

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HSK 6 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

1
(bound form) tip; end; extremity
2
(bound form) aspect; facet
3
(bound form) upright; proper
4
to hold sth level with both hands; to carry
5
to eliminate; to wipe out

Examples

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能不能请你拿着这端？

能不能請你拿着這端？

Will you please hold this edge?

青年人總愛挑戰極端。

Young people are apt to go to extremes.

你的建議有點極端。

Your proposal is a bit extreme.

為何如何？你疑問的當下就是科學的開端。

Science begins when you ask why and how.

横街的那端有一个幼儿园。

橫街的那端有一個幼兒園。

There is a kindergarten at the other end of the street.

Characters

Character breakdown

立

lì

surname Li

端

duān

old variant of 端[duan1]

Related: 端

尖端

jiān duān

sharp pointed end

极端

jí duān

extreme

端正

duān zhèng

upright

Stroke practice

Practice writing 端

Characters

simplified script

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