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單

dān

single, individual, only; lone

Strokes
12
Radical
口
HSK
—
Tone
1

Simplified form: 单

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 单, the simplified form of 單. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 我单身。

    Wǒ dān shēn

    I am a bachelor.

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  • 你是单身吗?

    Nǐ shì dān shēn ma

    Are you single?

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  • 我买了单。

    Wǒ mǎi le dān

    I paid the bill.

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  • 清单如下。

    Qīng dān rú xià

    The list is as follows.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 单

  • 名单míng dān 2–1 list of names
  • 单位dān wèi 1–4 unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
  • 菜单cài dān 4–1 menu
  • 简单jiǎn dān 3–1 simple; not complicated
  • 单元dān yuán 1–2 unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
  • 单dān 1bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number
  • 单独dān dú 1–2 alone; by oneself; on one's own
  • 孤单gū dān 1–1 lone; lonely; loneliness
  • 单纯dān chún 1–2 simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely
  • 单调dān diào 1–4 monotonous
  • 单一dān yī 1–1 single; only; sole
  • 床单chuáng dān 2–1 bed sheet