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    Expressing 'end' as a preposition with 端 (duān)

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    Structure

    Noun + 端

    Explanation

    端 (duān) can also function as a noun or preposition meaning 'end' or 'side,' indicating a specific extremity or terminal point. In this usage, it refers to one side or end of something, often in technical or descriptive contexts.

    Examples

    • 站在桥的这一端可以看到整个湖面。

      Zhàn zài qiáo de zhè yī duān kěyǐ kàndào zhěnggè húmiàn.

      Standing at this end of the bridge, you can see the entire lake.

    • 请走到走廊的那端去找他。

      Qǐng zǒu dào zǒuláng de nà duān qù zhǎo tā.

      Please walk to the other end of the corridor to find him.

    • 信号从发送端传到接收端只需要几秒钟。

      Xìnhào cóng fāsòng duān chuán dào jiēshōu duān zhǐ xūyào jǐ miǎozhōng.

      It only takes a few seconds for a signal to travel from the sending end to the receiving end.

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