| 1 | 一旦 | 一旦 | yī dàn | yi1 dan4 | in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day | | |
| 2 | 元旦 | 元旦 | yuán dàn | Yuan2 dan4 | New Year's Day | | |
| 3 | 双旦 | 雙旦 | shuāng dàn | shuang1 dan4 | Christmas and New Year's Day | | |
| 4 | 复旦大学 | 復旦大學 | fù dàn dà xué | Fu4 dan4 Da4 xue2 | Fudan University, Shanghai | | |
| 5 | 平旦之气 | 平旦之氣 | píng dàn zhī qì | ping2 dan4 zhi1 qi4 | clear air of early morning (formal writing) | | |
| 6 | 平旦 | 平旦 | píng dàn | ping2 dan4 | (literary) daybreak; dawn | | |
| 7 | 男旦 | 男旦 | nán dàn | nan2 dan4 | male actor playing the female role (Chinese opera) | | |
| 8 | 命在旦夕 | 命在旦夕 | mìng zài dàn xī | ming4 zai4 dan4 xi1 | to be at death's door (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 昧旦 | 昧旦 | mèi dàn | mei4 dan4 | the time just before daybreak | | |
| 10 | 李旦 | 李旦 | lǐ dàn | Li3 Dan4 | Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗 (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712 | | |
| 11 | 老旦 | 老旦 | lǎo dàn | lao3 dan4 | old woman role in Chinese opera | | |
| 12 | 花旦 | 花旦 | huā dàn | hua1 dan4 | role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera | | |
| 13 | 闺门旦 | 閨門旦 | guī mén dàn | gui1 men2 dan4 | young unmarried lady role in Chinese opera | | |
| 14 | 巴旦木 | 巴旦木 | bā dàn mù | ba1 dan4 mu4 | almond (loanword) | | |
| 15 | 复旦 | 復旦 | fù dàn | Fu4 dan4 | Fudan University, Shanghai, abbr. for 复旦大学 | | |
| 16 | 刀马旦 | 刀馬旦 | dāo mǎ dàn | dao1 ma3 dan4 | female warrior role in Chinese opera | | |
| 17 | 旦角 | 旦角 | dàn jué | dan4 jue2 | Dan, female roles in Chinese opera (played by specialized male actors) | | |
| 18 | 转侧达旦 | 轉側達旦 | zhuǎn cè dá dàn | zhuan3 ce4 da2 dan4 | to lie tossing and turning all night (idiom) | | |
| 19 | 旦不保夕 | 旦不保夕 | dàn bù bǎo xī | dan4 bu4 bao3 xi1 | to be in imminent danger (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 旦 | 旦 | dàn | dan4 | dawn; morning; daybreak; day; dan, female roles in Chinese opera (traditionally played by specialized male actors) | | |
| 21 | 大柴旦镇 | 大柴旦鎮 | dà chái dàn zhèn | Da4 chai2 dan4 zhen4 | Da Qaidam town in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 , Qinghai | | |
| 22 | 大柴旦行政委员会 | 大柴旦行政委員會 | dà chái dàn xíng zhèng wěi yuán huì | Da4 chai2 dan4 xing2 zheng4 wei3 yuan2 hui4 | Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 , Qinghai | | |
| 23 | 大柴旦行政区 | 大柴旦行政區 | dà chái dàn xíng zhèng qū | Da4 chai2 dan4 xing2 zheng4 qu1 | Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 , Qinghai | | |
| 24 | 大柴旦 | 大柴旦 | dà chái dàn | Da4 chai2 dan4 | Da Qaidam county level subdivision of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 , Qinghai | | |
| 25 | 秉烛待旦 | 秉燭待旦 | bǐng zhú dài dàn | bing3 zhu2 dai4 dan4 | holding a candle and waiting for dawn (idiom) | | |