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CHINESE CHARACTER

dān

单

单

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alone

Numbered pinyin
dan1
English meanings
singly, alone

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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yī一zhāng张dān单zi子。

    A form.

  2. 02

    mǎi买dān单。

    Pay the bill.

  3. 03

    dān单shù数。

    An odd number.

  4. 04

    dānshēn单身。

    Single.

  5. 05

    dāndú单独。

    Alone.

  6. 06

    zhè这gè个dān单hěn很guì贵。

    This item is expensive.

Explore words connected to this character.

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  • 单调
  • 单身
  • 单边
  • 名单
  • 孤单
  • 清单
  • 简单
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  • 订单
  • 账单