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端

Mandarin · pinyin duān

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

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端: duān · end, extreme; head; beginning

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to hold something level with hand
end; tip
beginning; start
upright; erect
(of a person) decent; upright; proper
to wipe out; to destroy altogether
(figurative, colloquial, derogatory, usually followed by 著／着) to put on airs; to act pretentiously
(～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 端 (MC twan)
a surname, Duan

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