duān
大端
main aspect; upright; beginning
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
main aspect; gist; key point (of a matter)
literaryUsed in formal or literary contexts to summarize the most important part of something.
Wǒ我
men们
qiě且
xiān先
tǎo讨
lùn论
cǐ此
shì事
de的
dà大
duān端
。
Let's first discuss the main aspects of this matter.
Jǔ举
qí其
dà大
duān端
，
wú无
wài外
hū乎
zhè这
sān三
diǎn点
。
To summarize the key points, it boils down to these three items.
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Wén文
zhāng章
yǐ已
chǎn阐
shù述
le了
dà大
duān端
，
xì细
jié节
kě可
róng容
hòu后
zài再
yì议
。
The article has already laid out the main points; the details can be discussed later.