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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[dān]
  1. 1. adjective [一个] single
    人床
    single bed
  2. 2. adjective [奇数] odd
  3. 3. adjective [单独] solitary
  4. 4. adjective [不复杂] simple
  5. 5. adjective [薄弱] weak
  6. 6. adjective [衣、裤] thin
  7. 7. adverb only
    成功不能凭运气。
    To be successful you can't rely only on luck.
  8. 8. noun [单子] sheet
    bed sheet
  9. 9. noun [列表] list
    menu

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

[dān]
  1. 1. adjective single
  2. 2. singular
  3. 3. adjective odd
  4. 4. individual

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

[dān]
  1. 1. 独自一个;不跟别的合在一起的
    扇窗户
    枪匹马
  2. 2. 微弱;微薄
  3. 3. 项目、种类少;结构、头绪不复杂
  4. 4. (衣物等)只有一层的
    褂儿
  5. 5. 铺盖用的层大幅的布
  6. 6. 分项记事用的纸片(多是张的)
  7. 7. 放在两个数量之间,表示位较高的量下附有位较低的量,作用同"零"
    梁山泊的一百八将
  8. 8. 奇数的(不能被2整除的,如1、3、5、7、9等,)
  9. 9. 表示行为、事物在有限的范围内,不跟别的合在一起,相当于"只""仅"
    别的不管,说这件事
    旅游不是玩玩,还可以增长知识

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我们位刚被评为了窗口位,受到赞扬。
Our unit has just been praised and awarded the title of "open window unit".
完全实现度量衡位的轨制,需要一个过程。
Time is needed to completely achieve the single unit of yard-stick measurement.
你千万不要以为这篇文章是写风月之事的,其实它有着严肃的主题。
This article is by no means just a romance, it actually has an elevated theme.
我们准备联手把这大生意做下来,因为每个人都不具备独承接的能力。
We decided to do this big business jointly because none of can do it by ourselves.
请问这个美制位怎么换算成英制位。
Excuse me. How can I change the unit from the American system to the British one?
我的位毗邻她的位,我们常一起上下班。
My company is next to her company, we usually go to work and leave together.
位需要对在职人员名进行造册。
The unit needs to compile a register of its employees.
老人无儿无女,只能孤地度过残年。
The old man had no children, and lived out his final years in loneliness.
别人都懂了,他不明白。
The others all understood – only he didn't get it.
调的音符使这首乐曲催人入睡。

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nciku Note

The adverbs indicating limits

The adverbs indicating limits

An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct, it should be put before them. Verbs or even nouns ending with character "地" de and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives.

A part of adverbs can indicate limits, such as "都" dōu , "统统" tǒngtǒng , "一共" yígòng , "总共" zǒnggòng , "共" gòng , "一起" yìqǐ , "一块" yíkuài , "一同" yìtóng , "一齐" yìqí ,"一道" yídào , "一概" yígài , "一味" yíwèi , "净" jìng , "只" zhǐ , "就" jiù , "仅仅" jǐnjǐn , "独" , "唯独" wéidú , "单" dān , "光" guāng , and so on.
(1) 我们 是学生。
(2) 树上一共 有九只鸟。
(3) 我们一同 去上学。
(4) 你不要一味 表扬自己。
(5) 我们 在,唯 他不见了。

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