Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 端

old variant of 端 (duān)
start
origin

end
extremity
item
port
to hold sth level with both hands
to carry
regular

to look over carefully
to scrutinize

systemic problem (sometimes refers specifically to corrupt practices)

variant of 端午 ( Duānwǔ)

start and development
thread (of a story)
general outline
clue

the far end (of an object)
remote (i.e. operating from a distance or over a computer network)
(anatomy) distal

heresy

southern end or extremity

upright
regular
proper
correct

telomere, a protective DNA cap on a chromosome

front
front end
forward part of sth

start
beginning

to serve (food)

tip; extremity

both ends (of a stick etc)
two extremes

(anatomy) proximal

western extremity

interface
port

see 端午節／端午节 ( Duānwǔjié)

end
terminal

pretext for a dispute

tip of the eyebrows
top margin on a page

to sit upright

Haiduan or Haituan township in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan

cecum (start of the colon, linking it to small intestine)

starting point or ending point (in stories etc)
end point (math)

boundary
clue
indication
to obtain clues
to infer

backend (computing)

(electronics) single-ended

Duanzhou District of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市／肇庆市 ( Zhàoqìng Shì), Guangdong

end line
baseline (sports)

to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she defecates

disturbance
incident

summit; peak

to serve food

the main points

upright
finally
unexpectedly

dignified
composed

to support a child (or invalid etc) while he or she urinates

bottom
bottom side
end part

in the newspaper(s)

the starting point

to originate; to initiate
beginning; origin

dispute
controversy
conflict

high-end

really
after all
details
particulars

upright
honest
proper
correct

Luduan, mythical Chinese beast able to detect the truth

high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong

terminal (electronics)

for no reason at all

extreme

full details
full particulars

you (in a formal letter)

low-end

to serve (food, tea etc)

sharp pointed end
the tip
the cusp
tip-top
most advanced and sophisticated
highest peak
the best

improper
dishonorable

two-character surname Duanmu

multifarious
multifold
many and varied
multiport
multistation
multiterminal

high in the clouds
(computing) the cloud

end station

northern extremity

to use as pretext

to depend ultimately on (Tw)
absolutely reliant on

end face
end surface of a cylindrical object

end-to-end

client (computing)

Zhāng Zéduān

Zhang Zeduan (1085-1145), Song dynasty painter

Hǎiduānxiāng

Haiduan or Haituan township in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan

Duanmu Ci (520 BC-446 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Zi Gong 子貢／子贡 ( Zǐ Gòng)

dumb terminal

see 端午節／端午节 ( Duānwǔjié)

to take even the cooking pots (idiom)
to clean out
to wipe out

for no reason

jiāohuànduān

switched port

perfectly all right
without rhyme or reason

Duanzhou District of Zhaoqing City 肇慶市／肇庆市 ( Zhàoqìng Shì), Guangdong

to put on airs

see 連鍋端／连锅端 (liánguōduān)

mid-to-low-range

a heretic

telomerase

terminal

end system

Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month)

yuǎnduāngōngzuò

to telecommute; to work remotely

guǐjìduōduān

deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous
full of craft and cunning

impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
unfathomable
not a clue

yīkuīduānní

to infer easily; to guess at a glance; to get a clue

yuǎnduānzhuǎnyí

metastasis

jìnduānbāojiāng

proximal cytoplasm

zhōngduānyònghù

end user

jíduānfènzǐ

extremist

qiánduānzǒngxiàn

(computing) front-side bus (FSB)

jíduānzhī'è

(philosophy) radical evil

Wǔshuǐduānlǐ

Musudan-ri, North Korean rocket launch site in North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道／咸镜北道 ( Xiánjìngběidào)

bǎiduāndàijǔ

a thousand things remain to be done (idiom)
numerous tasks remain to be undertaken

shǒushǔliǎngduān

(idiom) to hesitate
to remain undecided

Chuānduān Kāngchéng

Kawabata Yasunari, Japanese literature Nobel laureate

guǐjìduōduān

full of devilish tricks and cunning stratagems (idiom)
sly
crafty
malicious

gùzuòduānzhuāng

artificial show of seriousness
to pretend to be solemn

wǔguānduānzhèng

to have regular features

jiějuézhēngduān

to settle a dispute

dīduānrénkǒu

low-paid workers in industries that offer jobs for the unskilled
derogatory-sounding abbr. for 低端產業從業人口／低端产业从业人口

jíduānzhǔyì

extremism

biànhuàduōduān

changeable
changing
varied
full of changes

yuǎnduānbāojiāng

distal cytoplasm

duāndàoduānjiāmì

端到端加密

[端到端加密]

end-to-end encryption

yīwǎnshuǐduānpíng

一碗水端平

[一碗水端平]

lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
fig. to be impartial

quánduāngōngchéngshī

全端工程师

[全端工程師]

full-stack developer (computing)

yònghùduānshèbèi

用户端设备

[用戶端設備]

customer premise equipment
CPE

duōduānzhōngjìqì

多端中继器

[多端中繼器]

multiport repeater

yǐtàiwǎngluòduānkǒu

以太网络端口

[以太網絡端口]

Ethernet port

xúnhuífēnxīduānkǒu

巡回分析端口

[巡迴分析端口]

Roving Analysis Port
RAP

gōuduānluóxuántǐbìng

钩端螺旋体病

[鉤端螺旋體病]

leptospirosis

báizuǐduānfèngtóuyàn'ōu

白嘴端凤头燕鸥

[白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗]

(bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

hēizuǐduānfèngtóuyàn'ōu

黑嘴端凤头燕鸥

[黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗]

(bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)

dānduānbāoméixīlèidúsù

单端孢霉烯类毒素

[單端孢霉烯類毒素]

trichothecenes (TS, T-2)

duānqǐwǎnchīròu,fàngxiàkuàizimàniáng

端起碗吃肉，放下筷子骂娘

[端起碗吃肉，放下筷子罵娘]

lit. to eat meat from one's bowl, then put down one's chopsticks and scold one's mother (idiom)
fig. to complain despite being privileged
to be ungrateful for what one has been given