单打 (dāndǎ): singles (in sports like tennis,…

Measure Word

一场单打 chǎng

Meanings

1 singles (in sports like tennis, badminton, table tennis)

Characters

to hit; to play (a sport)

Playing alone - singles in racket sports.

Examples

HSK 3

他报名了单打比赛。

Tā bàomíng le dāndǎ bǐsài.

He signed up for the singles competition.

HSK 5

她赢得了女子单打冠军。

Tā yíngdé le nǚzǐ dāndǎ guànjūn.

She won the women's singles championship.

HSK 6

单打比双打更考验个人能力。

Dāndǎ bǐ shuāngdǎ gèng kǎoyàn gèrén nénglì.

Singles tests individual ability more than doubles.

Tips

usage

Opposite: 双打 = doubles. In Chinese sports coverage: 男单 (men's singles), 女单 (women's singles), 男双 (men's doubles), 女双 (women's doubles), 混双 (mixed doubles).

Stroke Order

单 dān

打 dǎ

Related Words

双打 shuāngdǎ HSK 6 #37,024

doubles (in sports like tennis, badminton, table tennis)

打动 dǎdòng HSK 6 #4,872

to move (emotionally); to touch (someone's heart) / to convince; to win over

打断 dǎduàn HSK 6 #2,567

to interrupt; to cut short / to break (physically)

打发 dǎfa HSK 6 #5,962

to send away; to dismiss; to get rid of / to pass (time); to while away

打造 dǎzào HSK 6 #8,434

to create; to build; to forge / to craft; to establish

打牌 dǎpái HSK 6 #8,458

to play cards; to play mahjong / to play card/tile games

拨打 bōdǎ HSK 6 #6,290

to dial (a phone number); to call

打官司 dǎguānsi HSK 6 #9,458

to file a lawsuit; to go to court / to engage in litigation

挨打 áidǎ HSK 6 #10,292

to take a beating; to get hit / to be beaten up

打印机 dǎyìnjī HSK 6 #15,686

printer (computer peripheral)