Chinese Words With 单

Take a look at interesting Chinese Words With 单

Mandarin Chinese is rarely described as a language having prefixes. However, 单 (dān) is a good example of a meaningful morphem that has very strong word-building ability. As a prefix, it usually means one-, mono-, uni-, single, etc.

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单个儿 - dān gèr - alone 

单独 - dāndú - alone, independent, separate 

单行道 - dān xíng dào - one-way street 

单程票 - dān chéng piào - one-way ticket 

单打一 - dān dǎ yī - to concentrate on one thing only 

单轨 - dān guǐ - monorail 

单调 - dān diào - monotonous 

单打 - dān dǎ - singles (in sport) 

单称 - dān chēng - singular 

单音词 - dān yīn cí - monosyllabic word 

单词 - dān cí - single word 

单放 - dān fāng - to put separately 

请把这本书单方！ - qǐng bǎ zhè běn shū dān fāng - Please keep this book in a separate place! 

Other Possible Meanings of 单 

单 as a prefix can also mean "odd": 

单数 - dān shù - odd number 

Another possible meaning is "simple" ("not complex"): 

单句 - dān jù - simple sentence

 

单 can also stand for "list": 

单子 - dān zi - list 

菜单 - cài dān - menu

Adjectives:

single 单, 单一, 单个, 单身, 一, 独

odd 奇, 奇怪, 单, 多, 怪, 余

solitary 孤, 单, 独居, 茕, 独身, 觭

unlined 单

unrequited 单

thin 薄, 细, 瘦, 单薄, 纤细, 单

weak 弱, 薄弱, 软弱, 微弱, 虚弱, 单

Adverbs:

alone 单, 单纯, 孤单, 单单, 唯, 惟

only 只有, 仅, 只, 唯一, 只是, 单

Nouns:

list 目录, 表, 单, 明细表, 目, 谱

sheet 片, 薄板, 单, 床单, 一张, 被单

bill 法案, 帐单, 票据, 议案, 单, 汇票

chieftain 头目, 首领, 头子, 单