端 duān
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- Made of
- 立 to stand 耑 specialized
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
端正
duānzhèng
upright; proper; to correct
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 学者在引用材料之前，首先要端正研究态度，不能为了结论而筛选证据。 Xuézhě zài yǐnyòng cáiliào zhīqián, shǒuxiān yào duānzhèng yánjiū tàidu, bù néng wèile jiélùn ér shāixuǎn zhèngjù. Before citing materials, scholars must first correct their research attitude and must not select evidence to fit a conclusion.
- 他坐得很端正，认真听老师讲课。 Tā zuò de hěn duānzhèng, rènzhēn tīng lǎoshī jiǎngkè. He sat upright, listening carefully to the teacher's lesson.
- 她五官端正，笑起来很亲切。 Tā wǔguān duānzhèng, xiào qǐlai hěn qīnqiè. She has regular features, and her smile is very warm.
Related words
- 端 duān to hold, to carry
- 高端 gāoduān high-end, high-level; high-end product
- 极端 jíduān extreme, extremity; extremely; extreme, radical
- 弊端 bìduān drawback; disadvantage
- 尖端 jiānduān cutting-edge; most advanced; tip
- 终端 zhōngduān terminal; end device
- 争端 zhēngduān dispute; controversy; conflict
- 正 zhèng just, right; exactly
- 正在 zhèngzài in the middle of (doing), -ing
- 真正 zhēnzhèng real; true
- 正常 zhèngcháng normal
- 正好 zhènghǎo just right; just in time