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单身

dān shēn · dan shen

Traditional 單身

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. unmarried; single
  2. alone
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A flat for one

  1. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)下个月(xiàgèyuè)要(yào)搬家(bānjiā)，租(zū)了(le)一间(yījiān)单身(dānshēn)公寓(gōngyù)。

    I'm moving next month. I've rented a single-person apartment.

  2. Liangliang

    单身(dānshēn)公寓(gōngyù)大(dà)吗(ma)？

    Is a single-person apartment big?

  3. Qiqi

    不(bù)大(dà)，一个(yīgè)人(rén)住(zhù)正好(zhènghǎo)。

    Not big, just right for one person.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)也(yě)单身(dānshēn)，一个(yīgè)人(rén)吃饭(chīfàn)很(hěn)自由(zìyóu)。

    I'm single now too. Eating alone is very free.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)搬家(bānjiā)那天(nàtiān)谁(shéi)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)搬(bān)沙发(shāfā)？

    Then who helps you carry the sofa on moving day?

  6. Qiqi

    当然(dāngrán)是(shì)你们(nǐmen)俩(liǎ)，我(wǒ)一个(yīgè)人(rén)搬(bān)不动(bùdòng)。

    You two, of course. I can't carry it alone.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

已(yǐ)婚(hūn)的(de)人(rén)有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou)希(xī)望(wàng)他(tā)们(men)是(shì)单(dān)身(shēn)。

Married people sometimes wish they were single.

02

我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)我(wǒ)会(huì)一(yí)辈(bèi)子(zi)单(dān)身(shēn)。

I guess I'm never going to get married.

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