Word information
Simplified单位
Traditional單位
Pinyindānwèi
Part of speech名
HSK 3.04
HSK 2.05
Chinese word dictionary
单位
dānwèi · unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); CL:個|个[ge4]
Character breakdown
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How to learn 单位
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