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Unit (forming an entity) in Chinese: 单元 (dān yuán)

dān yuán

unit (forming an entity)

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 單元1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1unit (forming an entity)
  2. 2element
  3. 3(in a residential building) entrance or staircase

Stroke order

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单
元

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄢ

dān

ㄉ/ dㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄩㄢˊ

yuán

ㄩ/ üㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

单元

Simplified

單元

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个单元的生词特别多。

    zhè ge dān yuán de shēng cí tè bié duō。

    This unit has a lot of new words.

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Related words

元

yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)

单

dān

bill

菜单

cài dān

menu

简单

jiǎn dān

simple

孤单

gū dān

lone

单纯

dān chún

simple

单调

dān diào

monotonous

单独

dān dú

alone

单位

dān wèi

unit (of measure)

公元

gōng yuán

CE (Common Era)

元旦

yuán dàn

New Year's Day

名单

míng dān

list of names

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