single character; individual word
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
single Chinese character; individual character
Refers to one character in written Chinese, as opposed to words or phrases composed of multiple characters.
Zhè这
gè个
dān单
zì字
zěn怎
me么
dú读
？
How do you read this character?
Qǐng请
bǎ把
měi每
gè个
dān单
zì字
xiě写
sān三
biàn遍
。
Please write each character three times.
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Xiǎo小
xué学
shēng生
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
liàn练
xí习
dān单
zì字
。
Elementary school students practice characters every day.
noun
individual word in a foreign language; vocabulary item
Used in the context of learning foreign languages, referring to discrete vocabulary items as opposed to phrases or sentences.
Xué学
wài外
yǔ语
jì记
dān单
zì字
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
Memorizing vocabulary is very important when learning a foreign language.
Wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
bèi背
le了
wǔ五
shí十
gè个
yīng英
wén文
dān单
zì字
。
I memorized fifty English vocabulary words today.
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Zhè这
gè个
dān单
zì字
de的
yì意
si思
wǒ我
bù不
míng明
bai白
。
I don't understand the meaning of this word.
Dān单
zì字
kǎ卡
duì对
xué学
xí习
hěn很
yǒu有
bāng帮
zhù助
。
Flashcards are very helpful for studying.