單 (daan1 sin6 sin4 | dan1 shan4 chan2) : single; odd number; simple; list; only

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單

daan1 sin6 sin4

dan1 shan4 chan2

[粵] daan1 | [國] dan1
[1] [adj] single; sole | [antonym] 眾
[2] [adj] of odd number | [antonym] 雙
[3] [adj] simple; thin; weak
[4] [n] list; slip; bill; menu
[5] [adv] only; merely; alone
[6] [粵] [classifier] case; matter | [國] 宗

[粵] sin6 | [國] shan4
[n] a Chinese family name

[粵] sin4 | [國] chan2
[n] the Chief of the Huns

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

單 / 单

This word has been viewed 26127 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Mar 2016 02:35

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開單 hoi1 daan1 kai1dan1 = to bill; to open a tab

罰單 fat6 daan1 fa2 dan1 = violation ticket； infringement notice

單車 daan1 ce1 = bicycle 粵

藥單 joek6 daan1 = prescription

埋單 maai4 daan1 = call for the bill (US/AU: check) at restaurants 粵

買單 maai5*4 daan1 mai3 dan1 = call for the bill (US/AU: check) at restaurants 國

單位 daan1 wai6*2 dan1 wei4 = a unit; work unit; single

踹單車 jaai2 daan1 ce1 = to ride a bicycle 粵

單詞 daan1 ci4 dan1 ci2 = word; simple word

打單信 daa2 daan1 seon3 = blackmail letter 粵
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Showing all 8 examples containing 單

答案好簡單粵
The answer's very simple.

佢踩單車喺我身邊飛過。粵
She flew past me on her bike.
[飛過 is a metaphor matched by "flew past".]

上次單嘢我都未同你計數呀！粵
I still haven't gotten even with you!
[for that thing you did before]

佢唔單只問得好溜，講話重開口夾著脷添粵
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.

你真係掯，單嘢咁棘手你都搞得掂粵
You are competent to have solved such a sticky problem.

我哋不斷收到呢啲冇用嘅傳單﹐實在討厭。粵
We keep getting these unwanted flyers; they're a real nuisance.
[In the second part of sentence, the English version uses "they" to show a change of new subject. The Cantonese version does not need a new subject which is understood.]

呢單嘢佢識做咩? 粵
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).]

大家都知道亞雄吹水功夫一流，佢可以將一件簡單嘅事講到天花龍鳳嚟吸引人。粵
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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