染色质 染色質 rǎn sè zhì chromosome / genetic material of chromosome 单层 單層 dān céng single layer / single story / single deck / single level 单盲试验 單盲試驗 single-blind trial / single-blind study / single masked-trial 染色体 染色體 rǎn sè tǐ chromosome 端粒 duān lì telomere, a protective DNA cap on a chromosome 多腺染色体 多腺染色體 duō xiàn rǎn sè tǐ polytene chromosome 基因染色体异常 基因染色體異常 jī yīn rǎn sè tǐ yì cháng genetic chromosome abnormality 常染色体 常染色體 cháng rǎn sè tǐ autosomal chromosome / autosome / autosomal 染色体异常 chromosome anomalies 多线染色体 多線染色體 duō xiàn rǎn sè tǐ polytene chromosome 分文 fēn wén a single penny / a single cent 单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn 单味药 單味藥 dān wèi yào medicine made from a single herb / drug made from a single substance 单瓣 單瓣 dān bàn single petal / single valve syn 单机检测 單機檢測 single-machine trial / single-machine test 1961年麻醉品单一公约 1961年麻醉品單一公約 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 / Single Convention 1961 1961年单一公约 1961年單一公約 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 / Single Convention 1961 欧洲单一市场 歐洲單一市場 Single European Market / European Single Market 单一窗口单一申报制度 單一窗口單一申報制度 Single Window-Single File System 单脉冲雷 單脈沖雷 single-impulse pressure-fused mine / single-impulse mine 孤男寡女 gū nán guǎ nǚ a single man and a single woman / bachelors / a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting) 单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng - pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn 房子 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] syn 一步 yī bù (single) step 一身 yī shēn whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes syn 单身 單身 dān shēn unmarried / single / alone syn 单击 單擊 dān jī (computing) to single-click / to click 一次性 yī cì xìng one-off (offer) / one-time / single-use / disposable (goods) 单一 單一 dān yī single / only / sole syn 单曲 單曲 dān qǔ single (recording industry) 单个 單個 dān ge single / alone / individually / an odd one syn 字典 zì diǎn Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters) / (coll.) dictionary / CL:本[ben3] 一元 yī yuán (math.) single-variable / univariate 一 yī one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit syn 单人 單人 dān rén one person / single (room, bed etc) syn 单项 單項 dān xiàng single-item 单反 單反 single lens reflex 单手 單手 dān shǒu one hand / single-handed 专一 專一 zhuān yī single-minded / concentrated syn 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 潜心 潛心 qián xīn to concentrate fully on sth / single-minded syn 一心一意 yī xīn yī yì concentrating one's thoughts and efforts / single-minded / bent on / intently syn 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack syn 平房 píng fáng bungalow / single-story house 动弹不得 動彈不得 dòng tan bu dé to be unable to move a single step 独身 獨身 dú shēn unmarried / single / alone syn 悉数 悉數 xī shù all / every single one / the entire sum syn 不堪一击 不堪一擊 bù kān yī jī to be unable to withstand a single blow / to collapse at the first blow syn 评书 評書 píng shū pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction syn 单行本 單行本 dān xíng běn single volume edition / offprint 单字 單字 dān zì single Chinese character / (Tw) word (of a foreign language) syn 单相 單相 dān xiàng single phase (elec.) 鸦雀无声 鴉雀無聲 yā què wú shēng lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom) / not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence syn 摇身一变 搖身一變 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life syn 单眼皮 單眼皮 dān yǎn pí single eyelid 擂台赛 擂臺賽 lèi tái sài single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated) 一窍不通 一竅不通 yī qiào bù tōng lit. doesn't (even) enter a single aperture (of one's head) / I don't understand a word (idiom) / it's all Greek to me syn 缺一不可 quē yī bù kě not a single one is dispensable / can't do without either syn 一鸣惊人 一鳴驚人 yī míng jīng rén to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom) / an overnight celebrity syn 单方 單方 dān fāng unilateral / one-sided / home remedy / folk prescription(same as 丹方) / single-drug prescription (same as 奇方[ji1 fang1], one of the seven kinds of prescriptions of Chinese medicine 七方[qi1 fang1]) / metaphorically. a good solution syn 但凡 dàn fán every single / as long as 单日 單日 dān rì on a single day syn 单身汉 單身漢 dān shēn hàn bachelor / single man syn 字头 字頭 zì tóu single-character headword (in a dictionary) / first character of a Chinese word / the top part (esp. a radical) of a Chinese character / the initial of a Chinese syllable 单张 單張 dān zhāng flyer / leaflet / single-sheet (map etc) 专心致志 專心致志 zhuān xīn zhì zhì (idiom) single-minded / fully focused syn 纹丝不动 紋絲不動 wén sī bù dòng to not move a single jot (idiom) syn 单点 單點 dān diǎn to order à la carte / single point (of measurement, mounting etc) 鱼贯 魚貫 yú guàn one after the other / in single file 独木桥 獨木橋 dú mù qiáo single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path 单人床 單人床 dān rén chuáng single bed / CL:張|张[zhang1] 单反相机 單反相機 dān fǎn xiàng jī single-lens reflex camera (SLR) 单键 單鍵 dān jiàn single bond (chemistry) 光棍节 光棍節 guāng gùn jié Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day 单月 單月 dān yuè monthly / in a single month 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng unable to move a single step (idiom) / to be in an (extremely) difficult situation syn 单亲家庭 單親家庭 dān qīn jiā tíng single parent family 单模 單模 dān mó single mode 里弄 lǐ lòng lanes and alleys / neighborhood / lane neighborhoods in parts of Shanghai, with modified Chinese courtyard houses, occupied by single families in the 1930s, now crowded with multiple families syn 单人间 單人間 dān rén jiān single room (hotel) 单细胞 單細胞 dān xì bāo (of an organism) single-celled / unicellular 单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn 单眼 單眼 dān yǎn ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye) 单引号 單引號 dān yǐn hào single quotes 统一体 統一體 tǒng yī tǐ whole / single entity syn 一步登天 yī bù dēng tiān reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom) / (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success syn 一骨碌 yī gū lu with a rolling or twisting movement / in a single movement / in one breath syn 一锤定音 一錘定音 yī chuí dìng yīn lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow / fig. to make the final decision syn 旗开得胜 旗開得勝 qí kāi dé shèng lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom) / fig. to start on sth and have immediate success / success in a single move syn 一呼百应 一呼百應 yī hū bǎi yìng a hundred answers to a single call (idiom) / to respond en masse syn 空口 kōng kǒu incomplete meal of a single dish / meat or vegetable dish without rice or wine / rice without meat or vegetables 孝廉 xiào lián xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing / successful second degree candidate 单身贵族 單身貴族 dān shēn guì zú fig. unmarried person / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially) 单 單 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 连写 連寫 lián xiě to write without lifting one's pen from the paper / (in the Romanization of Chinese) to write two or more syllables together as a single word (not separated by spaces) 独 獨 dú alone / independent / single / sole / only syn 一元论 一元論 yī yuán lùn monism, belief that the universe is made of a single substance 评话 評話 píng huà storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary syn 光棍儿 光棍兒 guāng gùn r bachelor / single man (erhua variant of 光棍[guang1gun4]) syn 