Meaning of duān:
端
end; extremity; item; port; old variant of 端[duan1]; start; origin
Zhuōzi de lìng yī duān shì yī gè huāpíng.
桌子的另一端是一个花瓶。
The other end of the table is a vase.
Tā zhàn zài le qiáo de lìng yī duān.
他站在了桥的另一端。
He stood at the other end of the bridge.
Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē wùpǐn fàng zài zhuōzi de lìng yī duān.
请把这些物品放在桌子的另一端。
Please put these items on the other end of the table.
Qǐng bǎ zhè gēn xiàn chārù zhège jiēkǒu de lìng yī duān.
请把这根线插入这个接口的另一端。
Please insert this cable into the other port of this interface.
Nà zuò diāoxiàng de měi yī gè xìjié dōu zuò de hěn zǐxì, tèbié shì dǐzuò de duān.
那座雕像的每一个细节都做得很仔细，特别是底座的端。
Every detail of that statue is crafted meticulously, especially the base's edge.
Wǒmen cóng zhè tiáo jiē de kāitóu dào lìng yī tóu zǒu le yī duàn shíjiān.
我们从这条街的开头到另一头走了一段时间。
We walked for a while from the start of this street to the other end.
Shuǐ de qǐshǐ duān zài shāndǐng.
水的起始端在山顶。
The origin of the water is at the mountain top.
to hold sth level with both hands; to carry
Tā xiǎoxīn yìyì de bǎ chá duān guòlái.
他小心翼翼地把茶端过来。
He carefully held the tea level and brought it over.
Tā xiǎoxīn yìyì de bǎ pánzi duān dào kètīng.
他小心翼翼地把盘子端到客厅。
He carefully carried the plate to the living room.
regular
Tā de xíngwéi zǒng shì hěn duān zhèng.
他的行为总是很端正。
His behavior is always very proper.
