单字 (dān zì) — individual Chinese character (as opposed to a polysyllabic word); separate word (in a foreign language)
Definition
A linguistics term for one single Chinese character taken on its own, in contrast to a 多音节词. In foreign-language contexts it also means a separate vocabulary item.
noun
individual Chinese character (as opposed to a polysyllabic word)separate word (in a foreign language)
Examples
- 单字。Zhè ge dān zì de bǐ huà hěn duō.This individual character has many strokes.
- 单字。Xué xí yīng yǔ shí yào jì zhù měi gè dān zì de yì si.When learning English, you need to remember the meaning of each separate word.
- 单字。Tā shàn cháng jì yì dà liàng de dān zì.He is good at memorizing a large number of individual characters/words.
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