only ⇒ 别人都懂了,单单他不明白。 Biérén dōu dǒng le, dāndān tā bù míngbai. → The others all understood - only he didn't get it.
买单
( 方 ) pay a bill ( pt , pp paid ) ⇒ 买单! Mǎidān! → The bill, please! ⇒ 今天吃饭我来买单吧! Jīntiān chīfàn wǒ lái mǎidān ba! → Today the meal's on me.
传单
leaflet
保单
insurance policy
单一
single
单亲
single parent ⇒ 他来自单亲家庭。 Tā láizì dānqīn jiātíng. → He comes from a single-parent family.
单价
unit price
单位
( 指标准量 ) unit ⇒ 以平方米为测量单位 yǐ píngfāngmǐ wéi cèliáng dānwèi → use square metres as the unit of measurement ⇒ 单位人口密度 dānwèi rénkǒu mìdù → population density by area
list of names ⇒ 他上了黑名单。 Tā shàngle hēimíngdān. → He was blacklisted.
孤单
( 单薄 ) weak ⇒ 工党在该选区势力孤单。 Gōngdǎng zài gāi xuǎnqū shìlì gūdān. → Support for the Labour Party is pretty weak in this constituency.
汇单
remittance advice
清单
detailed list ⇒ 货物清单 huòwù qīngdān → stock inventory
简单
( 不复杂 ) simple ⇒ 他头脑简单。 Tā tóunǎo jiǎndān. → He's simple-minded. ⇒ 医生简单地处理了他的伤口。 Yīshēng jiǎndān de chǔlǐle tā de shāngkǒu. → The doctor treated his wound simply.
菜单
menu
订单
order form
账单
bill
货单
invoice
单相思
unrequited love
单音词
monosyllabic word
黑名单
blacklist
单枪匹马
single-handedly
祸不单行
it never rains but it pours
English translation of '单'
单 (單)
(dān)
形
(= 一个) single
⇒ 单身 (dānshēn) single
⇒ 单人床 (dānrénchuáng) single bed
(= 奇数) odd
(= 单独) solitary
(= 不复杂) simple
(= 薄弱) weak
[衣、裤]thin
副
only
⇒ 成功不能单凭运气。 (Chénggōng bùnéng dān píng yùnqi.) To be successful you can't rely only on luck.