单 dān
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 丷 — horns
单身
dānshēn
single; unmarried; alone
Characters in this word
身 shēn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 身 — body, torso
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 单身并不意味着缺乏责任感，许多人只是选择了更自主的生活方式。 Dānshēn bìng bù yìwèizhe quēfá zérèngǎn, xǔduō rén zhǐ shì xuǎnzé le gèng zìzhǔ de shēnghuó fāngshì. Being single does not mean lacking a sense of responsibility; many people have simply chosen a more autonomous way of life.
- 他三十岁了，还是单身，父母很着急。 Tā sānshí suì le, háishi dānshēn, fùmǔ hěn zháojí. He is thirty and still single, and his parents are anxious.
- 单身的人也可以把周末过得很精彩。 Dānshēn de rén yě kěyǐ bǎ zhōumò guò de hěn jīngcǎi. Single people can have wonderful weekends too.
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