单 dān
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 丷 — horns
单边
dānbiān
unilateral; one-sided
Characters in this word
边 biān
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 单边制裁往往会改变市场预期，却未必能迫使对方立即妥协。 Dānbiān zhìcái wǎngwǎng huì gǎibiàn shìchǎng yùqī, què wèibì néng pòshǐ duìfāng lìjí tuǒxié. Unilateral sanctions often change market expectations, but may not force the other side to compromise immediately.
- 单边的决定很难让大家都满意。 Dānbiān de juédìng hěn nán ràng dàjiā dōu mǎnyì. A unilateral decision can hardly satisfy everyone.
- 两家公司的合作不能只是单边付出，必须互相支持。 Liǎng jiā gōngsī de hézuò bù néng zhǐshì dānbiān fùchū, bìxū hùxiāng zhīchí. Cooperation between two companies cannot be one-sided effort alone; there must be mutual support.
Related words
- 菜单 càidān menu
- 单位 dānwèi organization; workplace
- 名单 míngdān name list
- 单元 dānyuán unit; section
- 简单 jiǎndān simple; easy
- 单 dān single
- 单纯 dānchún simple; innocent
- 单调 dāndiào boring; monotonous
- 单独 dāndú alone; by oneself
- 单一 dānyī single; monotonous
- 订单 dìngdān order form, purchase order
- 下单 xiàdān to place an order