单枪匹马 單槍匹馬 dān qiāng pǐ mǎ lit. single spear and horse (idiom) / fig. single-handed / unaccompanied syn 分文 fēn wén a single penny / a single cent 单层 單層 dān céng single layer / single story / single deck / single level 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 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 单 單 dān bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 单身 單身 dān shēn unmarried / single / alone syn 一次性 yī cì xìng one-off (offer) / one-time / single-use / disposable (goods) 单身汉 單身漢 dān shēn hàn bachelor / single man 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] 单干 單幹 dān gàn to work on one's own / to work single-handed / individual farming syn 单人 單人 dān rén one person / single (room, bed etc) syn 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 一身 yī shēn whole body / from head to toe / single person / a suit of clothes syn 独身 獨身 dú shēn unmarried / single / alone syn 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 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 单一 單一 dān yī single / only / sole syn 专一 專一 zhuān yī single-minded / concentrated syn 一心一意 yī xīn yī yì concentrating one's thoughts and efforts / single-minded / bent on / intently syn 单个 單個 dān ge single / alone / individually / an odd one 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 光棍 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / bachelor / single man / (dialect) wise person / astute person syn 平房 píng fáng bungalow / single-story house 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 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 单细胞 單細胞 dān xì bāo (of an organism) single-celled / unicellular 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 独木桥 獨木橋 dú mù qiáo single-log bridge / (fig.) difficult path 潜心 潛心 qián xīn to concentrate fully on sth / single-minded syn 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 一步登天 yī bù dēng tiān reaching heaven in a single bound (idiom) / (esp. with negative: don't expect) instant success syn 单项 單項 dān xiàng single-item 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 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 一元 yī yuán (math.) single-variable / univariate 擂台赛 擂臺賽 lèi tái sài single-elimination open tournament (the winner stays on until he is himself defeated) 单人床 單人床 dān rén chuáng single bed / CL:張|张[zhang1] 悉数 悉數 xī shù all / every single one / the entire sum syn 单字 單字 dān zì single Chinese character / (Tw) word (of a foreign language) syn 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 缺一不可 quē yī bù kě not a single one is dispensable / can't do without either 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 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 统一体 統一體 tǒng yī tǐ whole / single entity 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 单击 單擊 dān jī (computing) to single-click / to click 单眼皮 單眼皮 dān yǎn pí single eyelid 单日 單日 dān rì on a single day syn 单行本 單行本 dān xíng běn single volume edition / offprint 单相 單相 dān xiàng single phase (elec.) 单眼 單眼 dān yǎn ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye) 一步 yī bù (single) step 单曲 單曲 dān qǔ single (recording industry) 单反 單反 single lens reflex 单手 單手 dān shǒu one hand / single-handed 动弹不得 動彈不得 dòng tan bu dé to be unable to move a single step 评书 評書 píng shū pingshu, a folk art where a single performer narrates stories from history or fiction syn 但凡 dàn fán every single / as long as 单张 單張 dān zhāng flyer / leaflet / single-sheet (map etc) 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 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 单亲家庭 單親家庭 dān qīn jiā tíng single parent family 单模 單模 dān mó single mode 单人间 單人間 dān rén jiān single room (hotel) 单引号 單引號 dān yǐn hào single quotes 一骨碌 yī gū lu with a rolling or twisting movement / in a single movement / in one breath 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) 刀 dāo knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs syn 独 獨 dú alone / independent / single / sole / only syn 单亲 單親 dān qīn single parent 只字不提 zhī zì bù tí (idiom) to say not a single word about it 星星之火 xīng xing zhī huǒ a single spark (idiom) / an insignificant cause can have a massive effect syn 不可终日 不可終日 bù kě zhōng rì to be unable to carry on even for a single day / to be in a desperate situation syn 一叶障目 一葉障目 yī yè zhàng mù lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom) / fig. not seeing the wider picture / can't see the wood for the trees syn 硅藻 guī zǎo diatom (single-celled phytoplankton) 一失足成千古恨 yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom) syn 噶玛兰 噶瑪蘭 gá mǎ lán Kavalan, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan / old name of Yilan 宜蘭|宜兰[Yi2 lan2] County, Taiwan / Kavalan, a brand of single malt whisky from Taiwan 单倍体 單倍體 dān bèi tǐ haploid (single chromosome) 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) 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 笃志 篤志 dǔ zhì steadfast / with single-minded devotion syn 平话 平話 píng huà storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary 长蛇阵 長蛇陣 cháng shé zhèn single-line formation (army) / fig. long line 抉 jué to pick out / to single out 銶 qiú single-headed pick / stone chisel 心有灵犀一点通 心有靈犀一點通 xīn yǒu líng xī yī diǎn tōng hearts linked as one, just as the proverbial rhinoceros communicates emotion telepathically through his single horn (idiom) / fig. two hearts beat as one 牵一发而动全身 牽一髮而動全身 qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom) / fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system 一日三秋 yī rì sān qiū a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom) syn 一字褒贬 一字褒貶 yī zì bāo biǎn lit. dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom) / fig. concise and powerful style 