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1单位 單位 dān wèidan1 wei4unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); Classifiers:
2 dāndan1bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; Classifiers:
3单纯 單純 dān chúndan1 chun2simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely
4单独 單獨 dān dan1 du2alone; by oneself; on one's own
5单调 單調 dān diàodan1 diao4monotonous
6单个 單個 dān gedan1 ge5single; alone; individually; an odd one
7单元 單元 dān yuándan1 yuan2unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
8单细胞 單細胞 dān bāodan1 xi4 bao1single-celled (organism); unicellular
9单体 單體 dān dan1 ti3monomer (chemistry)
10单打 單打 dān dan1 da3singles (in sports); Classifiers:
11单词 單詞 dān dan1 ci2word; Classifiers:
12单车族 單車族 dān chē dan1 che1 zu2cyclist
13单传 單傳 dān chuándan1 chuan2to have only one heir in a generation (of a family, clan etc); to be learned from only one master (of a skill, art etc)
14单点故障 單點故障 dān diǎn zhàngdan1 dian3 gu4 zhang4single point of failure
15单间差 單間差 dān jiān chādan1 jian1 cha1single supplement (for a hotel room)
16单团 單團 dān tuándan1 tuan2ad hoc group (tour group with a customized itinerary)
17单摆 單擺 dān bǎidan1 bai3simple pendulum (physics)
18单班课 單班課 dān bān dan1 ban1 ke4individual lesson; one-on-one class
19单板滑雪 單板滑雪 dān bǎn huá xuědan1 ban3 hua2 xue3to snowboard
20单板机 單板機 dān bǎn dan1 ban3 ji1single-board computer
21单瓣 單瓣 dān bàndan1 ban4single petal; single valve
22单胞藻 單胞藻 dān bāo zǎodan1 bao1 zao3single-celled algae
23单倍体 單倍體 dān bèi dan1 bei4 ti3haploid (single chromosome)
24单边 單邊 dān biāndan1 bian1unilateral
25单边主义 單邊主義 dān biān zhǔ dan1 bian1 zhu3 yi4unilateralism
26单兵 單兵 dān bīngdan1 bing1individual soldier; (literary) isolated military unit, cut off from reinforcements
27单薄 單薄 dān dan1 bo2weak; frail; thin; flimsy
28单步指令 單步指令 dān zhǐ lìngdan1 bu4 zhi3 ling4single-step instruction (computer)
29单侧 單側 dān dan1 ce4one-sided; unilateral
30单层 單層 dān céngdan1 ceng2single layer; single story; single deck; single level
31单层塔 單層塔 dān céng dan1 ceng2 ta3single-storied pagoda
32单产 單產 dān chǎndan1 chan3yield per unit area
33单车 單車 dān chēdan1 che1(coll.) bike; bicycle (esp. bike-share bicycle)
34单程 單程 dān chéngdan1 cheng2one-way (ticket)
35单纯词 單純詞 dān chún dan1 chun2 ci2(linguistics) single-morpheme word; simple word
36单纯疱疹 單純皰疹 dān chún pào zhěndan1 chun2 pao4 zhen3herpes simplex (med.)
37单纯疱疹病毒 單純皰疹病毒 dān chún pào zhěn bìng dan1 chun2 pao4 zhen3 bing4 du2herpes simplex virus (HSV, med.)
38单词产生器模型 單詞產生器模型 dān chǎn shēng xíngdan1 ci2 chan3 sheng1 qi4 mo2 xing2logogen model
39单丛 單叢 dān cōngDan1 cong1variant of 单丛 ; a class of oolong tea
40单打独斗 單打獨鬥 dān dòudan1 da3 du2 dou4to fight alone (idiom)
41单单 單單 dān dāndan1 dan1only; merely; just
42单刀赴会 單刀赴會 dān dāo huìdan1 dao1 fu4 hui4lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom); fig. to go alone into enemy lines
43单刀直入 單刀直入 dān dāo zhí dan1 dao1 zhi2 ru4to get straight to the point (idiom)
44单点 單點 dān diǎndan1 dian3to order à la carte; single point (of measurement, mounting etc)
45单调乏味 單調乏味 dān diào wèidan1 diao4 fa2 wei4monotonous; dull; tedious (idiom)
46单端孢霉烯类毒素 單端孢霉烯類毒素 dān duān bāo méi lèi dan1 duan1 bao1 mei2 xi1 lei4 du2 su4trichothecenes (TS, T-2)
47单端孢霉烯类毒素中毒症 單端孢霉烯類毒素中毒症 dān duān bāo méi lèi zhōng zhèngdan1 duan1 bao1 mei2 xi1 lei4 du2 su4 zhong1 du2 zheng4trichothecenes toxicosis
48单反机 單反機 dān fǎn dan1 fan3 ji1see 单反相机
49单反相机 單反相機 dān fǎn xiàng dan1 fan3 xiang4 ji1single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
50单方 單方 dān fāngdan1 fang1unilateral; one-sided; home remedy; folk prescription(same as 丹方 ); single-drug prescription (same as 奇方 ); metaphorically. a good solution
51单方过失碰撞 單方過失碰撞 dān fāng guò shī pèng zhuàngdan1 fang1 guo4 shi1 peng4 zhuang4collision in which only one party is at fault
52单方决定 單方決定 dān fāng jué dìngdan1 fang1 jue2 ding4to decide without reference to other parties involved; unilateral decision
53单方恐吓 單方恐嚇 dān fāng kǒng dan1 fang1 kong3 he4unilateral threat
54单方面 單方面 dān fāng miàndan1 fang1 mian4unilateral
55单方向 單方向 dān fāng xiàngdan1 fang1 xiang4unidirectional; single-aspect
56单方宣告 單方宣告 dān fāng xuān gàodan1 fang1 xuan1 gao4unilateral declaration
57单方制剂 單方製劑 dān fāng zhì dan1 fang1 zhi4 ji4prescribed preparation
58单房差 單房差 dān fáng chādan1 fang2 cha1single supplement (for a hotel room)
59单放机 單放機 dān fàng dan1 fang4 ji1tape player; video player; (media) player; play-only device
60单非 單非 dān fēidan1 fei1a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen
61单峰骆驼 單峰駱駝 dān fēng luò tuodan1 feng1 luo4 tuo5dromedary; single-humped camel
62单峰驼 單峰駝 dān fēng tuódan1 feng1 tuo2dromedary
63单干 單幹 dān gàndan1 gan4to work on one's own; to work single-handed; individual farming
64单杠 單槓 dān gàngdan1 gang4bar; bold line; horizontal bar (gymnastics event)
65单铬 單鉻 dān dan1 ge4monochrome
66单个儿 單個兒 dān rdan1 ge4 r5erhua variant of 单个
67单根独苗 單根獨苗 dān gēn miáodan1 gen1 du2 miao2an only child
68单轨 單軌 dān guǐdan1 gui3monorail
69单过 單過 dān guòdan1 guo4to live independently; to live on one's own
70单号 單號 dān hàodan1 hao4odd number (on a ticket, house etc)
71单核细胞 單核細胞 dān bāodan1 he2 xi4 bao1monocyte; mononuclear cell
72单核细胞增多症 單核細胞增多症 dān bāo zēng duō zhèngdan1 he2 xi4 bao1 zeng1 duo1 zheng4mononucleosis
73单簧管 單簧管 dān huáng guǎndan1 huang2 guan3clarinet
74单击 單擊 dān dan1 ji1to click (using a mouse or other pointing device)
75单极 單極 dān dan1 ji2unipolar; monopole (physics)
76单价 單價 dān jiàdan1 jia4unit price
77单肩包 單肩包 dān jiān bāodan1 jian1 bao1shoulder bag
78单键 單鍵 dān jiàndan1 jian4single bond (chemistry)
79单脚跳 單腳跳 dān jiǎo tiàodan1 jiao3 tiao4to hop; to jump on one leg
80单晶 單晶 dān jīngdan1 jing1monocrystalline
81单晶硅棒 單晶硅棒 dān jīng guī bàngdan1 jing1 gui1 bang4single crystal silicon rod
82单镜反光相机 單鏡反光相機 dān jìng fǎn guāng xiàng dan1 jing4 fan3 guang1 xiang4 ji1single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
83单句 單句 dān dan1 ju4receipts; invoices; transaction records; simple sentence (grammar)
84单克隆抗体 單克隆抗體 dān lóng kàng dan1 ke4 long2 kang4 ti3monoclonal antibody
85单口相声 單口相聲 dān kǒu xiàng shēngdan1 kou3 xiang4 sheng1comic monologue; one-person comic sketch
86单裤 單褲 dān dan1 ku4unlined trousers; summer trousers
87单连接站 單連接站 dān lián jiē zhàndan1 lian2 jie1 zhan4single attachment station (telecommunications)
88单恋 單戀 dān liàndan1 lian4single chain; refers to RNA as opposed to the double helix DNA; unrequited love; one-sided love
89单另 單另 dān lìngdan1 ling4separately and exclusively; specially
90单轮车 單輪車 dān lún chēdan1 lun2 che1unicycle
91单盲 單盲 dān mángdan1 mang2single-blind (scientific experiment)
92单模 單模 dān dan1 mo2single mode
93单模光纤 單模光纖 dān guāng xiāndan1 mo2 guang1 xian1single mode fiber
94单宁酸 單寧酸 dān níng suāndan1 ning2 suan1tannic acid (loanword)
95单片机 單片機 dān piàn dan1 pian4 ji1microcontroller; one-chip computer
96单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng dan1 qiang1 pi3 ma3lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed; unaccompanied
97单亲 單親 dān qīndan1 qin1single parent
98单亲家庭 單親家庭 dān qīn jiā tíngdan1 qin1 jia1 ting2single parent family
99单曲 單曲 dān dan1 qu3single (recording industry)
100单人 單人 dān réndan1 ren2one person; single (room, bed etc)
101单人床 單人床 dān rén chuángdan1 ren2 chuang2single bed; Classifiers:
102单人间 單人間 dān rén jiāndan1 ren2 jian1single room (hotel)
103单人匹马 單人匹馬 dān rén dan1 ren2 pi3 ma3single-handedly (idiom)
104单人沙发 單人沙發 dān rén shā dan1 ren2 sha1 fa1(upholstered) armchair
105单日 單日 dān dan1 ri4on a single day
106单色 單色 dān dan1 se4monochrome; monochromatic; black and white
107单色画 單色畫 dān huàdan1 se4 hua4monochrome picture; black and white picture
108单色照片 單色照片 dān zhào piàndan1 se4 zhao4 pian4monochrome photo; black and white picture
109单射 單射 dān shèdan1 she4one-to-one function; injective map (math.)
110单身 單身 dān shēndan1 shen1unmarried; single
111单身独居 單身獨居 dān shēn dan1 shen1 du2 ju1to live in solitude
112单身狗 單身狗 dān shēn gǒudan1 shen1 gou3(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
113单身贵族 單身貴族 dān shēn guì dan1 shen1 gui4 zu2fig. unmarried person; single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)
114单身汉 單身漢 dān shēn hàndan1 shen1 han4bachelor; unmarried man
115单身汪 單身汪 dān shēn wāngdan1 shen1 wang1(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
116单手 單手 dān shǒudan1 shou3one hand; single-handed
117单数 單數 dān shùdan1 shu4positive odd number (also written 奇数 ); singular (grammar)
118单丝不成线,独木不成林 單絲不成線,獨木不成林 dān chéng xiàn , chéng líndan1 si1 bu4 cheng2 xian4 , du2 mu4 bu4 cheng2 lin2one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
119单速车 單速車 dān chēdan1 su4 che1single-speed bicycle; fixed-gear bicycle
120单糖 單糖 dān tángdan1 tang2monosaccharide
121单趟 單趟 dān tàngdan1 tang4single trip
122单套 單套 dān tàodan1 tao4single set
123单挑 單挑 dān tiāodan1 tiao1to pick; to choose; to fight a duel
124单位犯罪 單位犯罪 dān wèi fàn zuìdan1 wei4 fan4 zui4crime committed by an organization
125单位根 單位根 dān wèi gēndan1 wei4 gen1(math.) root of unity
126单位切向量 單位切向量 dān wèi qiē xiàng liàngdan1 wei4 qie1 xiang4 liang4unit tangent vector (math.)
127单位向量 單位向量 dān wèi xiàng liàngdan1 wei4 xiang4 liang4unit vector (math.)
128单位信托 單位信托 dān wèi xìn tuōdan1 wei4 xin4 tuo1unit trust (finance)
129单味药 單味藥 dān wèi yàodan1 wei4 yao4medicine made from a single herb; drug made from a single substance
130单位元 單位元 dān wèi yuándan1 wei4 yuan2identity element (math.)
131单稳 單穩 dān wěndan1 wen3monostable; single-side stable (relays)
132单细胞生物 單細胞生物 dān bāo shēng dan1 xi4 bao1 sheng1 wu4single-celled organism
133单相思 單相思 dān xiāng dan1 xiang1 si1one-sided lovesickness; unrequited longing
134单向 單向 dān xiàngdan1 xiang4single-item; single phase (elec.); unidirectional
135单向电流 單向電流 dān xiàng diàn liúdan1 xiang4 dian4 liu2(elec.) unidirectional current; DC; also written 直流
136单鞋 單鞋 dān xiédan1 xie2unpadded shoes
137单行 單行 dān xíngdan1 xing2to come individually; to treat separately; separate edition; one-way traffic
138单行本 單行本 dān xíng běndan1 xing2 ben3single volume edition; offprint
139单行道 單行道 dān xíng dàodan1 xing2 dao4one-way street
140单行线 單行線 dān xíng xiàndan1 xing2 xian4one-way road
141单眼 單眼 dān yǎndan1 yan3ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye); one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye)
142单眼皮 單眼皮 dān yǎn dan1 yan3 pi2single eyelid
143单眼相机 單眼相機 dān yǎn xiàng dan1 yan3 xiang4 ji1single-lens reflex camera (Tw)
144单叶双曲面 單葉雙曲面 dān shuāng miàndan1 ye4 shuang1 qu1 mian4hyperboloid of one sheet (math.)
145单衣 單衣 dān dan1 yi1single; only; sole; unlined garment
146单一合体字 單一合體字 dān dan1 yi1 he2 ti3 zi4unique compound
147单一货币 單一貨幣 dān huò dan1 yi1 huo4 bi4single currency
148单一码 單一碼 dān dan1 yi1 ma3Unicode; also written 统一码
149单意 單意 dān dan1 yi4unambiguous; having only one meaning
150单翼飞机 單翼飛機 dān fēi dan1 yi4 fei1 ji1monoplane
151单音词 單音詞 dān yīn dan1 yin1 ci2monosyllabic word
152单音节 單音節 dān yīn jiédan1 yin1 jie2monosyllabic; a monosyllable
153单用 單用 dān yòngdan1 yong4to use (sth) on its own
154单语 單語 dān dan1 yu3monolingual
155单源多倍体 單源多倍體 dān yuán duō bèi dan1 yuan2 duo1 bei4 ti3autopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of single species)
156单元房 單元房 dān yuán fángdan1 yuan2 fang2apartment
157单元格 單元格 dān yuán dan1 yuan2 ge2(spreadsheet) cell
158单源论 單源論 dān yuán lùndan1 yuan2 lun4theory of single origin (of mankind)
159单元频率 單元頻率 dān yuán pín dan1 yuan2 pin2 lu:4unit frequency
160单院 單院 dān yuàndan1 yuan4single house (assembly)
161单院制 單院制 dān yuàn zhìdan1 yuan4 zhi4unicameralism; single-house system
162单月 單月 dān yuèdan1 yue4monthly; in a single month
163单韵母 單韻母 dān yùn dan1 yun4 mu3simple finals
164单张 單張 dān zhāngdan1 zhang1flyer; leaflet; single-sheet (map etc)
165单张汇票 單張匯票 dān zhāng huì piàodan1 zhang1 hui4 piao4sola bill of exchange (international trade)
166单证 單證 dān zhèngdan1 zheng4(international trade) documentation (e.g. a bill of lading)
167单质 單質 dān zhìdan1 zhi4simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
168单子 單子 dān dan1 zi3the only son of a family; (functional programming or philosophy) monad
169单子叶 單子葉 dān dan1 zi3 ye4monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies)
170单字 單字 dān dan1 zi4single Chinese character; word (in a foreign language)
171单子 單子 dān zidan1 zi5list of items; bill; form; bedsheet

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