Pronunciation
:
duān
Meaning
:
end. (n )
start; beginning. (n )
aspect. (n )
reason. (n )
regular; proper; correct. (adj )
carry; to hold sth level with both hands. (v )
Radical
:
立
Strokes
:
14
Traditional
:
端
Usage
:
12.3%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
:
upright; regular; proper; correct
4.
:
for no reason at all
5.
:
perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason
Sentences:
1. The meal was brought to the table.
fàn
cài
duān
shàng
lái
le
。
饭
菜
端
上
来
了
。
饭菜
:
meal
端
:
carry; to hold sth level with both hands
上来
:
to approach; (verb complement indicating success)
了
:
particle indicating that something has happened
2. Please sit up straight.
qǐng
zuò
duān
zhèng
。
请
坐
端
正
。
请
:
please
坐
:
sit
端正
:
upright; correct
3. He had to resort to desperate measures.
tā
bù
dé
bù
cǎi
yòng
jí
duān
shǒu
duàn
。
他
不
得
不
采
用
极
端
手
段
。
他
:
he
不得
:
must not; may not
不
:
not
采用
:
use
极端
:
extreme
手段
:
method; means (of doing sth); strategy
4. There was no reason for him to blame me.
tā
wú
duān
zhǐ
zé
wǒ
。
他
无
端
指
责
我
。
他
:
he
无端
:
for no reason at all
指责
:
blame
我
:
me
5. Go back to the top of the page.
huí
dào
běn
yè
de
dǐng
duān
。
回
到
本
页
的
顶
端
。
回到
:
back
本
:
this
页
:
page
的
:
particle used after an attribute; to
顶端
:
top
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June 3rd 2015…Sentence 1 states: fàn cài duān shàng lái le
饭菜端上来了 and it says it means “The meal was brought to the table.” The sentence does not contain the word “table”. Confused, please help!
Hi CJ Wysong,
Yes. The table is omitted.
饭菜端上（桌子上）来了。
When we speak, we won’t mention the table as we know it is brought to the table.