CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD

单身

單身
dān shēnHSK 7

单身 (dān shēn) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 3 definitions and 6 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH3
DEFINITIONS3
EXAMPLES6
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Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

  1. Englishto be single

    • EX
      她离婚后单身了几年,如今又找到了属于自己的幸福。

      After her divorce, she was single for several years and has now found happiness again.

    • EX
      他单身了好几年,最近才交了女朋友。

      He was single for several years and only recently got a girlfriend.

2

noun 名

  1. Englishsingle person; single status

    • EX
      这个周末,我们公司组织了一次单身青年联谊会。

      This weekend, our company organised a social event for single young people.

    • EX
      年过四十的他依然是单身,家人催得紧,他却觉得独自生活更自在。

      Now over forty, he is still single. His family keeps urging him to marry, but he finds living alone more comfortable.

3

adverb 副

  1. Englishalone; by oneself

    • EX
      为了开拓市场,他单身一人来到了这个陌生的城市。

      To develop the market, he came to this unfamiliar city all by himself.

    • EX
      他单身一人到偏远的山区小学教书,一待就是三年。

      He went alone to teach at a remote primary school in the mountains and stayed there for three years.