dānwèi

单位

HSK 2Word · NounTraditional單位

unit of measurement; work unit

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

unit of measurement

neutral

Used for physical quantities such as length, mass, volume, etc.

Mǐ米
shì是
cháng长
dù度
de的
jī基
běn本
dān单
wèi位
 。

The meter is the base unit of length.

Shuǐ水
de的
mì密
dù度
dān单
wèi位
shì是
qiān千
kè克
měi每
lì立
fāng方
mǐ米
 。

The unit of water density is kilograms per cubic meter.

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Zhè这
zhāng张
biǎo表
xū需
yào要
bǎ把
jià价
gé格
huàn换
suàn算
chéng成
xiāng相
tóng同
de的
dān单
wèi位
 。

This table needs to convert the prices into the same unit.

2.

noun

work unit; department; organization

neutral

Refers to a place of employment, a department within an organization, or an administrative entity, especially in the context of Chinese society.

Tā他
jiù就
zài在
wǒ我
men们
dān单
wèi位
gōng工
zuò作
 。

He works at our unit.

Zhè这
ge个
wén文
jiàn件
yào要
xià下
fā发
dào到
gè各
gè个
xià下
shǔ属
dān单
wèi位
 。

This document needs to be sent down to each subordinate unit.

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Zhè这
cì次
yùn运
dòng动
huì会
 ,
lái来
zì自
bù不
tóng同
dān单
wèi位
de的
dài代
biǎo表
duì队
dōu都
cān参
jiā加
le了
 。

Teams from different units all participated in this sports meet.

Tā他
shì是
shì事
yè业
dān单
wèi位
de的
zhí职
gōng工
 。

He is an employee of a public institution.