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  daan1 sin6 sin4   jyutping
  dan1 shan4 chan2   pinyin
[] daan1 | [] dan1
[1] [adj] single; sole | [antonym]
[2] [adj] of odd number | [antonym]
[3] [adj] simple; thin; weak
[4] [n] list; slip; bill; menu
[5] [adv] only; merely; alone
[6] [] [classifier] case; matter | []

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

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

Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS: nounadverbclassifier
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Stroke count: 12
Level: 1
Radical: (#30)

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

This word has been viewed 22389 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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detail  hoi1 daan1  kai1dan1 = to bill; to open a tab
detail  fat6 daan1  fa2 dan1 = violation ticket; infringement notice
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  daan1 ci4  dan1 ci2 = word; simple word
detail  daa2 daan1 seon3   = blackmail letter
See all 177 compounds (CantoDict reports 183 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 8 examples containing 單
detail 答案簡單
The answer's very simple.
detail 踩單車身邊飛過
She flew past me on her bike.
[飛過 is a metaphor matched by "flew past".]
detail audio 上次計數
I still haven't gotten even with you!
[for that thing you did before]
detail 唔單只,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 我哋不斷收到呢啲冇用傳單實在討厭
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.]
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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