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单位

dān wèi

HSK 2 · word 600 of 3,000

Meaning

• unit (of measure)
• unit (group of people as a whole)
• work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)

Measure word

个 gè

Example sentence

Characters in 单位

• 单 dān bill
• 位 wèi position

单 single plus 位, a place or position. A single position in a scheme, hence a unit of measure — and in mainland usage, one's workplace.

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