Word
单身 (dān shēn) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 7
单身 (dān shēn) is a Chinese word: to be single. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 单身
动 dòng verb
to be single
我现在还单身。
wǒ xiàn zài hái dān shēn
I am still single now.
名 míng noun
single
他还是单身。
tā hái shì dān shēn
He is still single.
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Word breakdown
单 dān — single, alone
Words with this character (21)
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老师公布了获奖者名单。
lǎo shī gōng bù le huò jiǎng zhě míng dān
The teacher announced the list of winners.
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这个问题很简单。
zhè ge wèn tí hěn jiǎn dān
This problem is very simple.
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请给我看一下菜单。
qǐng gěi wǒ kàn yī xià cài dān
Please show me the menu.
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我们单位有一百个员工。
wǒ men dān wèi yǒu yì bǎi gè yuán gōng
Our unit has one hundred employees.
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他的饮食结构太单一了。
tā de yǐn shí jié gòu tài dān yī le
His diet is too monotonous.
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这本书分为十个单元。
zhè běn shū fēn wéi shí gè dān yuán
This book is divided into ten units.
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我想单独和你谈谈。
wǒ xiǎng dān dú hé nǐ tán tan
I want to talk with you alone.
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我每周换一次床单。
wǒ měi zhōu huàn yí cì chuáng dān
I change the bed sheets once a week.
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我在网上下单买了一本书。
wǒ zài wǎng shàng xià dān mǎi le yī běn shū
I placed an order online to buy a book.
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- 单 single; alone (conveys simplicity, lack of complexity)
- 纯 pure; unmixed (conveys purity, innocence)
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她是一个单纯的女孩。
tā shì yí gè dān chún de nǚ hái
She is a naive girl.
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他的生活非常单调。
tā de shēng huó fēi cháng dān diào
His life is very monotonous.
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我已经收到你的订单了。
wǒ yǐ jīng shōu dào nǐ de dìng dān le
I have already received your order.
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这个月的电费账单很高。
zhè gè yuè de diàn fèi zhàng dān hěn gāo
This month's electricity bill is very high.
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他在街上发传单。
tā zài jiē shàng fā chuán dān
He's handing out flyers on the street.
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这个产品的单价是五十元。
zhè ge chǎn pǐn de dān jià shì wǔ shí yuán
The unit price of this product is fifty yuan.
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他单方面决定取消合同。
tā dān fāng miàn jué dìng qǔ xiāo hé tong
He unilaterally decided to cancel the contract.
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- 单 single (layer); alone; suggests insufficiency or lack of thickness
- 薄 thin; weak; provides the core meaning of thinness and fragility
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她穿着单薄的外套走在寒风中。
tā chuān zhe dān bó de wài tào zǒu zài hán fēng zhōng
She walked in the cold wind wearing a thin coat.
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这是一个单边决定。
zhè shì yí ge dān biān jué dìng
This is a unilateral decision.
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她搬到新城市后常常感到孤单。
tā bān dào xīn chéng shì hòu cháng cháng gǎn dào gū dān
She often feels lonely after moving to the new city.
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我需要列一个购物清单。
wǒ xū yào liè yí gè gòu wù qīng dān
I need to make a shopping list.
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- 黑 black (indicating something negative or forbidden)
- 名 name (indicating a list of names or people)
- 单 list (a roster or registry)
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他因为违规被加入了黑名单。
tā yīn wèi wéi guī bèi jiā rù le hēi míng dān
He was added to the blacklist for violating rules.
身 shēn — person, self
Words with this character (35)
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他的身体很健康。
tā de shēn tǐ hěn jiàn kāng
His body is very healthy.
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父母总是守护在孩子身边。
fù mǔ zǒng shì shǒu hù zài hái zi shēn biān
Parents always stay by their children's side.
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他的身高是180厘米。
tā de shēn gāo shì yī bǎi bā shí lí mǐ
His height is 180 centimeters.
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为了保持健康，我每周健身三次。
wèi le bǎo chí jiàn kāng wǒ měi zhōu jiàn shēn sān cì
To stay healthy, I work out three times a week.
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我每天早上去健身房锻炼。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang qù jiàn shēn fáng duàn liàn
I go to the gym to exercise every morning.
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他全身湿透了。
tā quán shēn shī tòu le
He is soaked all over.
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- 身 body, person, self (forms 'identity' with 份)
- 份 status, identity (completes 'identity' with 身)
- 证 certificate, card, proof document
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请出示您的身份证。
qǐng chū shì nín de shēn fèn zhèng
Please show your ID card.
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我们要不断提高自身的能力。
wǒ men yào bú duàn tí gāo zì shēn de néng lì
We must continuously improve our own abilities.
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他的身份很特殊。
tā de shēn fèn hěn tè shū
His identity is very special.
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他一直保持着良好的身材。
tā yì zhí bǎo chí zhe liáng hǎo de shēn cái
He has always maintained a good figure.
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雨后他一身都湿透了。
yǔ hòu tā yì shēn dōu shī tòu le
After the rain, his whole body was soaked through.
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这个问题本身并不复杂。
zhè ge wèn tí běn shēn bìng bù fù zá
This problem itself is not complicated.
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他获得了终身成就奖。
tā huó dé le zhōng shēn chéng jiù jiǎng
He received a lifetime achievement award.
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旅行可以放松身心。
lǚ xíng kě yǐ fàng sōng shēn xīn
Travel can relax the body and mind.
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她转身离开了房间。
tā zhuǎn shēn lí kāi le fáng jiān
She turned around and left the room.
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他亲身经历了这场灾难。
tā qīn shēn jīng lì le zhè chǎng zāi nàn
He personally experienced this disaster.
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- 人 person, human (establishes the subject as relating to people)
- 身 body, physical person (emphasizes the bodily and physical aspect)
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人身安全很重要。
rén shēn ān quán hěn zhòng yào
Personal safety is very important.
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作为领导，他总是以身作则。
zuò wéi lǐng dǎo tā zǒng shì yǐ shēn zuò zé
As a leader, he always leads by example.
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他全身心投入到工作中。
tā quán shēn xīn tóu rù dào gōng zuò zhōng
He throws himself wholeheartedly into his work.
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他出身于一个农民家庭。
tā chū shēn yú yí gè nóng mín jiā tíng
He was born into a peasant family.
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这件事关系到我们的切身利益。
zhè jiàn shì guān xì dào wǒ men de qiè shēn lì yì
This matter concerns our personal interests.
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我们明天早上六点动身去北京。
wǒ men míng tiān zǎo shang liù diǎn dòng shēn qù Běi jīng
We set out for Beijing at six o'clock tomorrow morning.
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他是正义的化身。
tā shì zhèng yì de huà shēn
He is the incarnation of justice.
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他决定投身教育事业。
tā jué dìng tóu shēn jiào yù shì yè
He decided to devote himself to the education career.
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下雨后我浑身都湿透了。
xià yǔ hòu wǒ hún shēn dōu shī tòu le
After the rain, I was soaked all over.
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他一直独身，没有结婚。
tā yì zhí dú shēn méi yǒu jié hūn
He has always been single and never married.
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- 翻 turn over, overturn (the action of change)
- 身 body, oneself, one's status (what is being turned/changed)
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经过多年努力，他终于翻身了。
jīng guò duō nián nǔ lì tā zhōng yú fān shēn le
After many years of effort, he finally freed himself.
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我实在无法脱身，不能参加你的聚会。
wǒ shí zài wú fǎ tuō shēn bù néng cān jiā nǐ de jù huì
I really can't get away, so I can't attend your gathering.
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小偷藏身在废弃的仓库里。
xiǎo tōu cáng shēn zài fèi qì de cāng kù lǐ
The thief hid in an abandoned warehouse.
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30 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ — beyond one's control; involuntary; unable to act of one's own free will HSK 7
- 身 body, oneself, one's person
- 不 not (negation marker)
- 由 by, from, through (indicates agency or source)
- 己 self, oneself (emphasizes personal agency)
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在那种情况下，我也是身不由己。
zài nà zhǒng qíng kuàng xià wǒ yě shì shēn bù yóu jǐ
In that situation, I also had no choice.
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这位明星的身价很高。
zhè wèi míng xīng de shēn jià hěn gāo
This celebrity's worth is very high.
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她身子虚弱，需要休息。
tā shēn zi xū ruò xū yào xiū xi
She is weak and needs rest.
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她的身影一直留在我的记忆中。
tā de shēn yǐng yī zhí liú zài wǒ de jì yì zhōng
Her figure has always remained in my memory.
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尽管年纪大了，他的身躯依然很健康。
jǐn guǎn nián jì dà le tā de shēn qū yī rán hěn jiàn kāng
Despite being old, his body is still very healthy.
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他总是随身携带护照。
tā zǒng shì suí shēn xié dài hù zhào
He always carries his passport with him.
Structure & writing
单 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order
身 is a component in 5 characters
身 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
Stroke order