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Chinese Pinyin Translation
单引号 單引號 dān yǐn hào single quotes
Chinese Pinyin Translation
被 bèi quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") syn
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)
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
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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