单元

單元

dānyuán

noun HSK 5 #9,916

Measure Word

一个单元 gè

Meanings

1 unit
2 module
3 apartment entrance

Characters

origin; unit; dollar

Examples

HSK 1

这本书有十个单元。

Zhè běn shū yǒu shí gè dānyuán.

This book has ten units.

HSK 2

我住在三单元二楼。

Wǒ zhù zài sān dānyuán èrlóu.

I live in entrance 3, second floor.

HSK 2

我们学完了第三单元。

Wǒmen xué wánle dìsān dānyuán.

We finished studying Unit 3.

Tips

usage

In textbooks, 单元 means 'unit/chapter.' In apartment buildings, it refers to a stairwell entrance (一单元, 二单元 = entrance 1, entrance 2).

Stroke Order

单 dān

元 yuán