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单

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adjective HSK 4 #1,225

Meanings

  1. 1 single; alone; only
  2. 2 list; form; bill
  3. 3 simple; odd (number)

Examples

他是单身。
Tā shì dānshēn.
He is single.
请给我一张菜单。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yī zhāng càidān.
Please give me a menu.
简单的事情不要复杂化。
Jiǎndān de shìqing bùyào fùzáhuà.
Don't complicate simple things.

Tips

usage
单 is used in: 简单 (simple), 单身 (single), 菜单 (menu), 名单 (name list), 单位 (unit/workplace), 单独 (alone), 单词 (vocabulary word). It also has the reading shàn as a surname (e.g., 单于 Chányú, a Xiongnu title).

Stroke Order

单 dān