CHINESE DICTIONARYWORD
单身
單身HSK 7
单身 (dān shēn) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 3 definitions and 6 bilingual examples.
PARTS OF SPEECH3
DEFINITIONS3
EXAMPLES6
01
Definitions & Usage
Meanings and examples
verb 动
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Englishto be single
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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.
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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.
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noun 名
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Englishsingle person; single status
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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.
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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.
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adverb 副
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Englishalone; by oneself
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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.
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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.
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