( 一个 ) single ⇒ 单身 dānshēn → single ⇒ 单人床 dānrénchuáng → single bed

( 方 ) pay a bill ( pt , pp paid ) ⇒ 买单！ Mǎidān! → The bill, please! ⇒ 今天吃饭我来买单吧！ Jīntiān chīfàn wǒ lái mǎidān ba! → Today the meal's on me.

leaflet

insurance policy

single

single parent ⇒ 他来自单亲家庭。 Tā láizì dānqīn jiātíng. → He comes from a single-parent family.

unit price

( 指标准量 ) unit ⇒ 以平方米为测量单位 yǐ píngfāngmǐ wéi cèliáng dānwèi → use square metres as the unit of measurement ⇒ 单位人口密度 dānwèi rénkǒu mìdù → population density by area

unit ⇒ 单元房 dānyuánfáng → self-contained flat ( 英 ) 或 apartment ( 美 )

( 指床上用品 ) sheet

singles pl ⇒ 乒乓球女子单打 pīngpāngqiú nǚzǐ dāndǎ → the women's table-tennis singles

receipt

( 指数字 ) odd number

horizontal bar

( 独自 ) alone

single trip

simple

( 穿得少 ) flimsy

word

monotonous

single ⇒ 单身汉 dānshēnhàn → bachelor

( 方 : 自行车 ) bicycle

separate room

list of names ⇒ 他上了黑名单。 Tā shàngle hēimíngdān. → He was blacklisted.

( 单薄 ) weak ⇒ 工党在该选区势力孤单。 Gōngdǎng zài gāi xuǎnqū shìlì gūdān. → Support for the Labour Party is pretty weak in this constituency.

remittance advice

detailed list ⇒ 货物清单 huòwù qīngdān → stock inventory

( 不复杂 ) simple ⇒ 他头脑简单。 Tā tóunǎo jiǎndān. → He's simple-minded. ⇒ 医生简单地处理了他的伤口。 Yīshēng jiǎndān de chǔlǐle tā de shāngkǒu. → The doctor treated his wound simply.

menu

order form

bill

invoice

unrequited love

monosyllabic word

blacklist

single-handedly

it never rains but it pours