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单位

dānwèi

organization; workplace

A clerk beside an office building
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Characters in this word

单 dān

Strokes
8
Radical
丷 — horns

位 wèi

Strokes
7
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 立 to stand
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这个单位很大。 Zhè ge dān wèi hěn dà. This organization is very large.
  • 我去单位上班。 Wǒ qù dān wèi shàng bān. I go to work at my workplace.
  • 他在单位吃饭。 Tā zài dān wèi chī fàn. He eats at his workplace.

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