祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors / forebears / (biology) ancestral species / ancient species from which present-day species evolved 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 渔业 漁業 yú yè fishing industry / fishery 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) 种 種 zhǒng seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts syn 物种 物種 wù zhǒng species syn 种类 種類 zhǒng lèi kind / genus / type / category / variety / species / sort / class syn 古人 gǔ rén people of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person syn 雷鸟 雷鳥 léi niǎo capercaillie (Lagopus, several species) / thunderbird (in native American mythology) 达尔文 達爾文 dá ěr wén Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist, author of "On the Origin of Species" 物種起源|物种起源[Wu3zhong3 Qi3yuan2] / Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory (Australia) 绝种 絕種 jué zhǒng extinct (species) / extinction syn 麋鹿 mí lù Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), species of deer native to China that is critically endangered syn 八哥 bā gē (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) syn 云雀 雲雀 yún què (bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) 能人 néng rén capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid syn 秃鹫 禿鷲 tū jiù vulture / (bird species of China) cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) syn 濒危 瀕危 bīn wēi endangered (species) / in imminent danger / critically ill syn 种群 種群 zhǒng qún population (of a species) / community (of animals or plants) 白鹤 白鶴 bái hè (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) syn 画眉 畫眉 huà méi to apply makeup to the eyebrows / (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus) syn 禽类 禽類 qín lèi bird species / birds 白鹭 白鷺 bái lù (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta) syn 树种 樹種 shù zhǒng tree species 油菜 yóu cài oilseed rape (Brassica napus) / rape greens / leafy greens of certain Brassica species / (dialect) bok choy syn 苍鹰 蒼鷹 cāng yīng (bird species of China) Eurasian goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) syn 菌种 菌種 jūn zhǒng (microorganism) species / strain / (fungus and mushroom) spore / spawn syn 