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单元

dān yuán · dan yuan

Traditional 單元

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. unit (forming an entity)
  2. element
  3. (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
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The wrong entrance

  1. Leon

    你好(nǐhǎo)，我(wǒ)找(zhǎo)三号楼(sānhàolóu)二单元(èrdānyuán)。

    Hello, I am looking for Building 3, Entrance 2.

  2. Liangliang

    二单元(èrdānyuán)在(zài)后面(hòumian)，要(yào)从(cóng)那条(nàtiáo)路(lù)走过去(zǒuguòqù)。

    Entrance 2 is at the back. Go along that path.

  3. Leon

    我(wǒ)在(zài)一单元(yīdānyuán)，门(mén)锁着(suǒzhe)。

    I am at Entrance 1 and the door is locked.

  4. Liangliang

    每个(měigè)单元(dānyuán)都(dōu)有(yǒu)门卡(ménkǎ)。

    Every entrance has a door card.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)二单元(èrdānyuán)的(de)门口(ménkǒu)，你(nǐ)走错(zǒucuò)单元(dānyuán)了(le)！

    I am at the door of Entrance 2. You went to the wrong one!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)本(běn)教(jiào)材(cái)每(měi)个(gè)单(dān)元(yuán)都(dōu)有(yǒu)练(liàn)习(xí)题(tí)。

Each unit in this textbook has practice exercises.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)住(zhù)在(zài)同(tóng)一(yī)栋(dòng)楼(lóu)的(de)不(bù)同(tóng)单(dān)元(yuán)。

We live in different units of the same building.

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单
dān

bill; list

元
yuán

currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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