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单身 (dān shēn): Single / unmarried (Verb, Noun, Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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单 • dān • single, alone, simple • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
dān
单
single, alone, simple
身 • shēn • body, person, oneself • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
shēn
身
body, person, oneself
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 单身.
Words with
单
名单
míng dān
list of names
简单
jiǎn dān
simple
菜单
cài dān
menu
单一
dān yī
single
单位
dān wèi
unit
单元
dān yuán
unit; cell
单独
dān dú
alone; by oneself; on one's own; single-handed
单纯
dān chún
simple; pure; alone
Words with
身
身体
shēn tǐ
body; health
身边
shēn biān
at one's side
身高
shēn gāo
(a person's) height
全身
quán shēn
the whole body
健身房
jiàn shēn fáng
gym; fitness center
身份证
shēn fèn zhèng
identity card
健身
jiàn shēn
keep fit
自身
zì shēn
itself
4.
How to Use 单身 in Sentences
Verb + Object
jié
结
shù
束
dān
单
shēn
身
neutral
end being single
bǎo
保
chí
持
dān
单
shēn
身
neutral
stay single
Adjective + Noun
dān
单
shēn
身
shēng
生
huó
活
neutral
Idiom
with
贵族
dān
单
shēn
身
guì
贵
zú
族
5.
Example Sentences with 单身
tā
他
shì
是
dān
单
shēn
身
。
He is single.
single life
dān
单
shēn
身
zhuàng
状
tài
态
formal
Written
single status
informal
Spoken
single aristocrat
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
tā
他
yǐ
已
nián
年
guò
过
sān
三
shí
十
，
què
却
yī
依
rán
然
xiǎng
享
shòu
受
zhe
着
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
dān
单
shēn
身
zhuàng
状
tài
态
。
Although he is over thirty, he still enjoys his single status.
wǒ
我
jiě
姐
jiě
姐
xiàn
现
zài
在
hái
还
shì
是
dān
单
shēn
身
，
dàn
但
tā
她
guò
过
dé
得
hěn
很
kāi
开
xīn
心
。
My sister is still single now, but she lives happily.
nǐ
你
dǎ
打
suàn
算
yì
一
zhí
直
bǎo
保
chí
持
dān
单
shēn
身
，
hái
还
shì
是
xī
希
wàng
望
jǐn
尽
kuài
快
zhǎo
找
dào
到
bàn
伴
lǚ
侣
ne
呢
？
Do you plan to remain single, or do you hope to find a partner soon?
dān
单
shēn
身
shēng
生
huó
活
suī
虽
rán
然
zì
自
yóu
由
，
dàn
但
yǒu
有
shí
时
yě
也
huì
会
gǎn
感
dào
到
gū
孤
dú
独
。
Although single life is free, sometimes it can also feel lonely.
