单元 (dān yuán) — unit (a component of a larger whole, e.g., in a textbook or project); residential unit; entrance (in a building)

Definition

Common word for a 'unit' in a textbook, course, or project (one section of a larger whole). Also refers to a residential unit / building entrance — in that sense, close to 入口.

noun
unit (a component of a larger whole, e.g., in a textbook or project)residential unitentrance (in a building)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 单元
    Zhè běn shū yǒu shí gè dān yuán.
    This book has ten units.
  • 单元
    Wǒ men zhù zài tóng yí gè dān yuán.
    We live in the same unit.
  • 单元
    Zhè ge xiàng mù fēn wéi sān gè dān yuán.
    This project is divided into three units.

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