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端

duān · duan

Traditional 耑

HSK 6

Meaning

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duān 端

  1. end
  2. extremity
  3. item
  4. port
  5. to hold sth level with both hands
  6. to carry
  7. regular

duān 耑

  1. old variant of 端 (duān)
  2. start
  3. origin
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A bowl of soup

  1. Liangliang

    汤(tāng)很(hěn)烫(tàng)，我(wǒ)来(lái)端(duān)。

    The soup is hot. I will carry it.

  2. Dengdeng

    小心(xiǎoxīn)，你(nǐ)端(duān)稳(wěn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Careful. Are you carrying it steadily?

  3. Liangliang

    端(duān)稳(wěn)了(le)。

    Yes, steadily.

  4. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)碗(wǎn)汤(tāng)你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)端(duān)了(le)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)了(le)。

    You have been carrying this soup for ten minutes.

  5. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)找不到(zhǎobudào)我们(wǒmen)的(de)桌子(zhuōzi)。

    Because I cannot find our table.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)给(gěi)我(wǒ)们(men)端(duān)了(le)茶(chá)。

Tom served us tea.

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02

她(tā)双(shuāng)手(shǒu)端(duān)着(zhe)一(yì)碗(wǎn)热(rè)汤(tāng)，小(xiǎo)心(xīn)地(de)走(zǒu)过(guò)来(lái)。

She carried a bowl of hot soup with both hands and walked over carefully.

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