端
duān
Meaning
- to hold sth level with both hands; to carry
- (bound form) tip; end; extremity
- (bound form) upright; proper
Definition
指物体的一头；事物的开头；方面；举止庄重；用手平举着拿。
End of an object; beginning; aspect; upright; to hold something level with both hands.
Usage
可作为名词、动词或形容词。名词指端点或方面，如‘两端’、‘开端’；动词指平举着拿，如‘端水’；形容词指端正，如‘品行端正’。
Can be used as a noun, verb, or adjective. As a noun, it refers to an end or aspect, e.g., '两端' (both ends), '开端' (beginning); as a verb, it means to hold something level with both hands, e.g., '端水' (hold a glass of water); as an adjective, it means upright or proper, e.g., '品行端正' (upright conduct).
Examples
- 1 请把书放在桌子的两端。 (Please put the books at both ends of the table.)
- 2 新的一年是一个新的开端。 (The new year is a new beginning.)
- 3 他从多个端考虑这个问题。 (He considered the problem from multiple aspects.)
- 4 服务员小心地端来了一杯热茶。 (The waiter carefully brought a cup of hot tea.)
- 5 他为人品行端正，深受大家尊敬。 (He is upright in conduct and deeply respected by everyone.)
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