单 dān
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 丷 — horns
单方面
dānfāngmiàn
one-sided; unilateral; from one side only
Characters in this word
面 miàn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 面 — face
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 对方单方面取消了约定，我们只好另做安排。 Duìfāng dānfāngmiàn qǔxiāo le yuēdìng, wǒmen zhǐhǎo lìng zuò ānpái. The other side unilaterally cancelled the arrangement, so we had to make other plans.
- 不能只听单方面的说法，要听听两边的意见。 Bù néng zhǐ tīng dānfāngmiàn de shuōfǎ, yào tīngtīng liǎng biān de yìjiàn. You can't listen to only one side's account; hear both sides.
- 他单方面决定搬家，妻子事先一点都不知道。 Tā dānfāngmiàn juédìng bānjiā, qīzi shìxiān yìdiǎn dōu bù zhīdào. He decided on his own to move house; his wife knew nothing beforehand.
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