dān
郸
place name; surname
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
part of a place name (Dancheng, Henan)
Refers specifically to Dancheng County in Henan Province.
Wǒ我
de的
zǔ祖
jí籍
shì是
Hé河
nán南
Dān郸
chéng城
。
My ancestral hometown is Dancheng, Henan.
Dān郸
chéng城
wèi位
yú于
Hé河
nán南
shěng省
dōng东
bù部
。
Dancheng is located in the eastern part of Henan Province.
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Zhè这
ge个
yán研
jiū究
xiàng项
mù目
shì是
zhēn针
duì对
Dān郸
chéng城
dì地
qū区
jìn进
xíng行
de的
。
This research project is targeted at the Dancheng area.
Cóng从
Zhèng郑
zhōu州
dào到
Dān郸
chéng城
xū需
yào要
dà大
yuē约
sān三
xiǎo小
shí时
chē车
chéng程
。
It takes about three hours to drive from Zhengzhou to Dancheng.
Dān郸
chéng城
de的
tè特
chǎn产
shì是
hóng红
shǔ薯
hé和
huā花
shēng生
。
The local specialties of Dancheng are sweet potatoes and peanuts.
noun
surname
A relatively uncommon Chinese surname.
Wǒ我
rèn认
shí识
yī一
wèi位
xìng姓
Dān郸
de的
xiān先
sheng生
。
I know a gentleman surnamed Dan.
Lì历
shǐ史
shang上
de的
Dān郸
xìng姓
míng名
rén人
sì似
hū乎
bù不
duō多
。
There seem to be few famous historical figures with the surname Dan.
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Qǐng请
wèn问
，
nín您
guì贵
xìng姓
？
—
—
Miǎn免
guì贵
xìng姓
Dān郸
。
May I ask your surname? — My humble surname is Dan.
Zài在
bǎi百
jiā家
xìng姓
zhōng中
，
Dān郸
xìng姓
pái排
zài在
hòu后
miàn面
。
Among the Hundred Family Surnames, the surname Dan is ranked towards the end.
Tā他
men们
quán全
jiā家
rén人
，
bāo包
kuò括
yuǎn远
qīn亲
，
dōu都
xìng姓
Dān郸
。
Everyone in their family, including distant relatives, has the surname Dan.