单项 (dān xiàng) — individual event (in sports, as opposed to a team event)

Definition

In sports, 单项 refers to a single event or discipline (as opposed to 团体, a team event). It can also mean 'single item' in non-sport contexts like a contract or list.

noun
individual event (in sports, as opposed to a team event)
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Examples

  • 单项
    Tā zài zhè ge dān xiàng bǐ sài zhōng huò dé le jīn pái.
    He won a gold medal in this individual event.
  • 单项
    Ào yùn huì yǒu hěn duō dān xiàng hé tuán tǐ xiàng mù.
    The Olympics have many individual and team events.
  • 单项
    Tā shàn cháng de shì nǚ zǐ dān xiàng, bú shì tuán tǐ sài.
    She specializes in the women's individual event, not the team competition.

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