單身

See also: 单身

Chinese
 
bill; list; form; single; only; sole; surname; chieftain
 
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (單身) 單 身
simp. (单身) 单 身

Pronunciation
Note:
  • Taiwan:
    • toaⁿ-sin - vernacular;
    • tan-sin - literary.

Adjective

單身

  1. alone; unaccompanied
  2. single; not dating
    單身也可以很幸福。 [MSC, trad.]
    单身也可以很幸福。 [MSC, simp.]
    Dānshēn yě kěyǐ hěn xìngfú. [Pinyin]
    A single life can also be a happy one.

Usage notes

單身／单身 (dānshēn) is not used when declaring marital status; 未婚 (wèihūn) is used instead.

Derived terms

See also

Noun

單身

  1. single or unmarried person

Synonyms
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