Definition
单元 (dān yuán) has two main meanings: (1) a component of a larger whole (e.g., a textbook unit), and (2) a residential unit entrance. For sense (1), it differs from 单位 (dān wèi), which refers to a workplace or a unit of measurement. For sense (2), it is more specific than 门口 (doorway) or 入口 (entrance), as 单元 refers to the entrance of a particular apartment building unit.
noun
unit (a component of a larger whole, e.g., in a textbook or project)residential unitentrance (in a building)
Easily confused
- 但愿dàn yuànsound-aliketo wish, if only (expressing a desire for something to happen or to have happened)
Examples
- 单元。Zhè běn shū yǒu shí ge dān yuán.This book has ten units.
- 单元。Wǒmen zhù zài tóng yí ge dān yuán.We live in the same unit.
- 单元。Zhège xiàngmù fēn wéi sān ge dān yuán.This project is divided into three units.
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