Chinese words starting with “duan”
16 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable duan. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 4 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial d · final uan · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 1st tone 3
- 3rd tone 5
- 4th tone 8
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 短期duǎn qīHSK 3
short term; short-term
- 短裤duǎn kùHSK 3
short pants; shorts
- 短处duǎn chùHSK 3
shortcoming; defect; fault; one's weak points
- 短信duǎn xìnHSK 2
text message; SMS
All 16 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 段 | duàn | q,g | paragraph; section; segment; stage (of a process); classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc | |
| 2 | 短 | duǎn | a | short; brief; to lack; weak point; fault | |
| 3 | 断 | duàn | v,vn | to break; to snap; to cut off; to give up or abstain from sth; to judge; (usu. used in the negative) absolutely; definitely; decidedly | |
| 4 | 端 | duān | v,q,g | end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular | |
| 5 | 锻炼 | duàn liàn | v,vn | to toughen; to temper; to engage in physical exercise; to work out; (fig.) to develop one's skills; to train oneself | |
| 6 | 短暂 | duǎn zàn | a,ad | of short duration; brief; momentary | |
| 7 | 断裂 | duàn liè | v,vn | fracture; rupture; to break apart | |
| 8 | 短片 | duǎn piàn | n | short film; video clip | |
| 9 | 短缺 | duǎn quē | v,vn | shortage | |
| 10 | 断定 | duàn dìng | v | to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment | |
| 11 | 断绝 | duàn jué | v | to sever; to break off | |
| 12 | 端正 | duān zhèng | v,a | upright; regular; proper; correct | |
| 13 | 断断续续 | duàn duàn xù xù | l | intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate | |
| 14 | 段落 | duàn luò | n | phase; time interval; paragraph; (written) passage | |
| 15 | 短促 | duǎn cù | a | short in time; fleeting; brief; gasping (breath); curt (tone of voice) | |
| 16 | 端午节 | duān wǔ jié | t | Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of the 5th lunar month) |
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