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  daan1 sin6 sin4   jyutping
  dan1 chan1 tan2   pinyin
[1] single; individual [2] only; alone; lone [3] of an odd number [4] a slip of paper [5] simple [6] [n] list [7] a Chinese family name [8] the Chief of the Huns (a common term during the Han dynasty)

Stroke count: 12
Level: 3
Radical: (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
單 / 单
This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  daan1 ce1   = bicycle
detail  joek6 daan1   = prescription
detail  maai4 daan1   = call for the bill (US/AU: check) at restaurants
detail  maai5*4 daan1  mai3 dan1 = call for the bill (US/AU: check) at restaurants
detail  daan1 wai6*2  dan1 wei4 = a unit; work unit; single
detail  jaai2 daan1 ce1   = to ride a bicycle
detail  din6 daan1 ce1   = motorcycle
detail  cong4 daan1  chuang2 dan1 = bedsheet
detail  gaan2 daan1  jian3 dan1 = simple
detail  seoi2 soeng6 din6 daan1 ce1   = jet ski
See all 166 compounds (CantoDict reports 171 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 6 examples containing 單
detail 答案簡單
The answer's very simple.
detail audio 上次計數
I still haven't gotten even with you!
[for that thing you did before]
detail 唔單只溜講話重開
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.
detail audio 真係棘手
You are competent to have solved such a sticky problem.
detail 識做?
Can he really do this piece of job?
[In this example 做 and 咩 are separate. Cf. the shorter more ambiguous "佢識做咩?", which can be interpreted as 1. "What can he do?" (when 做咩 is treated together), or 2. "Can he do it?" (when treated separately).]
detail 大家知道吹水功夫一流可以簡單天花龍鳳吸引
Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated.

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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