unilateral; one-sided; home remedy; folk prescription(same as 丹方); single-drug prescription (same as 奇方, one of the seven kinds of prescriptions of Chinese medicine 七方); metaphorically. a good solution
单方过失碰撞單方過失碰撞dan1 fang1 guo4 shi1 peng4 zhuang4
collision in which only one party is at fault
单方决定單方決定dan1 fang1 jue2 ding4
to decide without reference to other parties involved; unilateral decision
单方恐吓單方恐嚇dan1 fang1 kong3 he4
unilateral threat
单方面單方面dan1 fang1 mian4
unilateral
单方向單方向dan1 fang1 xiang4
unidirectional; single-aspect
单方宣告單方宣告dan1 fang1 xuan1 gao4
unilateral declaration
单方制剂單方製劑dan1 fang1 zhi4 ji4
prescribed preparation
单房差單房差dan1 fang2 cha1
single person supplement (for a hotel room etc)
单放机單放機dan1 fang4 ji1
tape player; video player; (media) player; play-only device
单非單非dan1 fei1
a couple in which one of the spouses is not a Hong Kong citizen
单峰驼單峰駝dan1 feng1 tuo2
dromedary
单干單幹dan1 gan4
to work on one's own; to work single-handed; individual farming
单杠單槓dan1 gang4
bar; bold line; horizontal bar (gymnastics event)
单铬單鉻dan1 ge4
monochrome
单个儿單個兒dan1 ge4 er5
erhua variant of 單個|单个
单个單個dan1 ge5
single; alone; individually; an odd one
单根独苗單根獨苗dan1 gen1 du2 miao2
an only child
单轨單軌dan1 gui3
single track
单过單過dan1 guo4
to live independently; to live on one's own
单号單號dan1 hao4
odd number (on a ticket, house etc)
单核细胞單核細胞dan1 he2 xi4 bao1
monocyte; mononuclear cell
单核细胞增多症單核細胞增多症dan1 he2 xi4 bao1 zeng1 duo1 zheng4
mononucleosis
单簧管單簧管dan1 huang2 guan3
clarinet
单击單擊dan1 ji1
to click (using a mouse or other pointing device)
单极單極dan1 ji2
unipolar; monopole (physics)
单价單價dan1 jia4
price of item
单肩包單肩包dan1 jian1 bao1
shoulder bag
单键單鍵dan1 jian4
single bond (chemistry)
单脚跳單腳跳dan1 jiao3 tiao4
to hop; to jump on one leg
单晶單晶dan1 jing1
monocrystalline
单镜反光相机單鏡反光相機dan1 jing4 fan3 guang1 xiang4 ji1
single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
单据單據dan1 ju4
receipts; invoices; transaction records
单句單句dan1 ju4
simple sentence (grammar)
单克隆抗体單克隆抗體dan1 ke4 long2 kang4 ti3
monoclonal antibody
单口相声單口相聲dan1 kou3 xiang4 sheng1
comic monologue; one-person comic sketch
单裤單褲dan1 ku4
unlined trousers; summer trousers
单连接站單連接站dan1 lian2 jie1 zhan4
single attachment station (telecommunications)
单链單鏈dan1 lian4
single chain; refers to RNA as opposed to the double helix DNA
单恋單戀dan1 lian4
unrequited love; one-sided love
单另單另dan1 ling4
separately and exclusively; specially
单轮车單輪車dan1 lun2 che1
unicycle
单盲單盲dan1 mang2
single-blind (scientific experiment)
单模單模dan1 mo2
single mode
单模光纤單模光纖dan1 mo2 guang1 xian1
single mode fiber
单宁酸單寧酸dan1 ning2 suan1
tannic acid (loanword)
单片机單片機dan1 pian4 ji1
microcontroller; one-chip computer
单枪匹马單槍匹馬dan1 qiang1 pi3 ma3
lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed; unaccompanied
单亲單親dan1 qin1
single parent
单亲家庭單親家庭dan1 qin1 jia1 ting2
single parent family
单曲單曲dan1 qu3
single (music)
单人單人dan1 ren2
one person; single (room, bed etc)
单人床單人床dan1 ren2 chuang2
single bed
单人间單人間dan1 ren2 jian1
single room (hotel)
单人匹马單人匹馬dan1 ren2 pi3 ma3
single-handedly (idiom)
单日單日dan1 ri4
on a single day
单色單色dan1 se4
monochrome; monochromatic; black and white
单色画單色畫dan1 se4 hua4
monochrome picture; black and white picture
单色照片單色照片dan1 se4 zhao4 pian4
monochrome photo; black and white picture
单射單射dan1 she4
one-to-one function; injective map (math.)
单身單身dan1 shen1
unmarried; single
单身狗單身狗dan1 shen1 gou3
(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
单身贵族單身貴族dan1 shen1 gui4 zu2
fig. unmarried person; single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)
单身汉單身漢dan1 shen1 han4
bachelor; unmarried man
单身汪單身汪dan1 shen1 wang1
(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
单手單手dan1 shou3
one hand; single-handed
单数單數dan1 shu4
positive odd number (also written 奇數|奇数); singular (grammar)
单速车單速車dan1 su4 che1
single-speed bicycle; fixed-gear bicycle
单糖單糖dan1 tang2
monosaccharide
单趟單趟dan1 tang4
single trip
单套單套dan1 tao4
single set
单体單體dan1 ti3
monomer
单挑單挑dan1 tiao1
to pick; to choose; to fight a duel
单位單位dan1 wei4
unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
单位犯罪單位犯罪dan1 wei4 fan4 zui4
crime committed by an organization
单位根單位根dan1 wei4 gen1
root of unity
单位切向量單位切向量dan1 wei4 qie1 xiang4 liang4
unit tangent vector
单位向量單位向量dan1 wei4 xiang4 liang4
unit vector
单位信托單位信托dan1 wei4 xin4 tuo1
unit trust (finance)
单味药單味藥dan1 wei4 yao4
medicine made from a single herb; drug made from a single substance
单位元單位元dan1 wei4 yuan2
identity element (math.)
单稳單穩dan1 wen3
monostable; single-side stable (relays)
单细胞單細胞dan1 xi4 bao1
single-celled (organism); unicellular
单细胞生物單細胞生物dan1 xi4 bao1 sheng1 wu4
single-celled organism
单相思單相思dan1 xiang1 si1
one-sided lovesickness; unrequited longing
单向單向dan1 xiang4
uni-directional
单相單相dan1 xiang4
single phase (elec.)
单项單項dan1 xiang4
single-item
单向电流單向電流dan1 xiang4 dian4 liu2
direct current (elec.); also written 直流
单鞋單鞋dan1 xie2
unpadded shoes
单行單行dan1 xing2
to come individually; to treat separately; separate edition; one-way traffic
单行本單行本dan1 xing2 ben3
single volume edition; offprint
单行道單行道dan1 xing2 dao4
one-way street
单行线單行線dan1 xing2 xian4
one-way road
单眼單眼dan1 yan3
ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye)
单眼皮單眼皮dan1 yan3 pi2
single eyelid
单眼相机單眼相機dan1 yan3 xiang4 ji1
single-lens reflex camera (Tw)
单叶双曲面單葉雙曲面dan1 ye4 shuang1 qu1 mian4
hyperboloid of one sheet (math.)
单一單一dan1 yi1
single; only; sole
单衣單衣dan1 yi1
unlined garment
单一合体字單一合體字dan1 yi1 he2 ti3 zi4
unique compound
单一货币單一貨幣dan1 yi1 huo4 bi4
single currency
单一码單一碼dan1 yi1 ma3
Unicode; also written 統一碼|统一码
单意單意dan1 yi4
unambiguous; having only one meaning
单翼飞机單翼飛機dan1 yi4 fei1 ji1
monoplane
单音词單音詞dan1 yin1 ci2
monosyllabic word
单音节單音節dan1 yin1 jie2
monosyllabic; a monosyllable
单用單用dan1 yong4
to use (sth) on its own
单语單語dan1 yu3
monolingual
单元單元dan1 yuan2
unit (forming an entity); element; (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
单源多倍体單源多倍體dan1 yuan2 duo1 bei4 ti3
autopolyploid (polyploid with chromosomes of single species)
单元房單元房dan1 yuan2 fang2
apartment
单元格單元格dan1 yuan2 ge2
(spreadsheet) cell
单源论單源論dan1 yuan2 lun4
theory of single origin (of mankind)
单院制單院制dan1 yuan4 zhi4
unicameralism; single-house system
单月單月dan1 yue4
monthly; in a single month
单韵母單韻母dan1 yun4 mu3
simple finals
单张單張dan1 zhang1
flyer; leaflet; single-sheet (map etc)
单张汇票單張匯票dan1 zhang1 hui4 piao4
sola bill of exchange (international trade)
单证單證dan1 zheng4
(international trade) documentation (e.g. a bill of lading)
单质單質dan1 zhi4
simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
单子單子dan1 zi3
the only son of a family; (functional programming or philosophy) monad
单子叶單子葉dan1 zi3 ye4
monocotyledon (plant family distinguished by single embryonic leaf, includes grasses, orchids and lilies)
单字單字dan1 zi4
single Chinese character; word (in a foreign language)
单子單子dan1 zi5
list of items; bill; form; bedsheet
地积单地積單di4 ji1 dan1
unit of area (e.g. 畝|亩, Chinese acre)
定单定單ding4 dan1
variant of 訂單|订单
订单訂單ding4 dan1
(purchase) order
订单号訂單號ding4 dan1 hao4
order number
罚单罰單fa2 dan1
violation ticket; infringement notice
非洲单源说非洲單源說fei1 zhou1 dan1 yuan2 shuo1
single origin out of Africa (current mainstream theory of human evolution)
费用报销单費用報銷單fei4 yong4 bao4 xiao1 dan1
expense claim form
公制单位公制單位gong1 zhi4 dan1 wei4
metric units
工作单位工作單位gong1 zuo4 dan1 wei4
work unit
孤单孤單gu1 dan1
lone; lonely; loneliness
滚床单滾床單gun3 chuang2 dan1
(coll.) to have sex
国际单位國際單位guo2 ji4 dan1 wei4
international unit
国际单位制國際單位制guo2 ji4 dan1 wei4 zhi4
International System of Units
过份简单化過份簡單化guo4 fen4 jian3 dan1 hua4
oversimplification; to oversimplify
航空运单航空運單hang2 kong1 yun4 dan1
Air Waybill (AWB)
黑名单黑名單hei1 ming2 dan1
blacklist; list of proscribed people (books etc)
候补名单候補名單hou4 bu3 ming2 dan1
waiting list
换单換單huan4 dan1
bill of exchange (international trade)
回单回單hui2 dan1
receipt
回单儿回單兒hui2 dan1 er5
erhua variant of 回單|回单
祸不单行禍不單行huo4 bu4 dan1 xing2
misfortune does not come singly (idiom); it never rains but it pours