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单

dān · dan/Shàn · shan

Traditional 單

HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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dān 單

  1. bill
  2. list
  3. form
  4. single
  5. only
  6. sole
  7. odd number

Shàn 單

  1. surname Shan
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In a conversation

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Whose bill is this?

  1. Liangliang

    服务员(fúwùyuán)，买单(mǎidān)！

    Waiter, the bill please!

  2. Qiqi

    好的(hǎode)，这是(zhèshì)您(nín)的(de)单(dān)。

    Sure, here is your bill.

  3. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)，这张(zhèzhāng)单(dān)上(shàng)有(yǒu)两杯(liǎngbēi)咖啡(kāfēi)？

    Wait, this bill has two coffees on it?

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)只(zhǐ)点(diǎn)了(le)一杯(yībēi)啊(a)。

    We only ordered one.

  5. Qiqi

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，这是(zhèshì)隔壁(gébì)桌(zhuō)的(de)单(dān)。

    Sorry, this is the next table's bill.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

自(zì)从(cóng)我(wǒ)在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)房(fáng)子(zi)上(shàng)装(zhuāng)了(le)太(tài)阳(yáng)能(néng)电(diàn)池(chí)板(bǎn)，我(wǒ)的(de)电(diàn)费(fèi)单(dān)就(jiù)减(jiǎn)半(bàn)了(le)。

Since I installed solar panels on my house, my energy bill has been cut in half.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)张(zhāng)单(dān)填(tián)好(hǎo)，然(rán)后(hòu)交(jiāo)给(gěi)前(qián)台(tái)。

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