单子
dān zi
Pinyin

Definition

单子
 - 
dān zi
  1. list of items
  2. bill
  3. form
  4. bedsheet
单子
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dān zǐ
  1. the only son of a family
  2. (functional programming or philosophy) monad

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
女子
nu:3 zǐ
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 female
妻子
qī zǐ
  1. 1 wife and children
子
zǐ
  1. 1 son
  2. 2 child
  3. 3 seed
  4. 4 egg
  5. 5 small thing
  6. 6 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the Rat
  7. 7 Viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  8. 8 ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
孩子
hái zi
  1. 1 child
房子
fáng zi
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 building (single- or two-story)
  3. 3 apartment
  4. 4 room
  5. 5 CL:棟|栋[dòng],幢[zhuàng],座[zuò],套[tào],間|间[jiān]
日子
rì zi
  1. 1 day
  2. 2 a (calendar) date
  3. 3 days of one's life
样子
yàng zi
  1. 1 appearance
  2. 2 manner
  3. 3 pattern
  4. 4 model
狮子
Shī zǐ
  1. 1 Leo (star sign)
  2. 2 Shihtzu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Píng dōng Xiàn], Taiwan
狮子座
Shī zi zuò
  1. 1 Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
王子
wáng zǐ
  1. 1 prince
  2. 2 son of a king
男子
nán zǐ
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
老子
Lǎo zǐ
  1. 1 Laozi or Lao-tze (c. 500 BC), Chinese philosopher, the founder of Taoism
  2. 2 the sacred book of Daoism, 道德經|道德经 by Laozi
肚子
dù zi
  1. 1 belly
  2. 2 abdomen
  3. 3 stomach
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
脑子
nǎo zi
  1. 1 brains
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
被子
bèi zi
  1. 1 quilt
  2. 2 CL:床[chuáng]
辈子
bèi zi
  1. 1 all one's life
  2. 2 lifetime
双子
Shuāng zǐ
  1. 1 Gemini (star sign)
鞋子
xié zi
  1. 1 shoe
饺子
jiǎo zi
  1. 1 dumpling
  2. 2 pot-sticker
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè],隻|只[zhī]

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
不见兔子不撒鹰
bù jiàn tù zi bù sā yīng
  1. 1 you don't release the hawk until you've seen the hare (idiom)
  2. 2 one doesn't act without some incentive
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
  1. 1 rebels and traitors (idiom)
  2. 2 general term for scoundrel
仁人君子
rén rén jūn zǐ
  1. 1 people of good will (idiom); charitable person
以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
佳人才子
jiā rén cái zǐ
  1. 1 beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom)
  2. 2 pair of ideal lovers
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
  1. 1 A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
包子有肉不在褶上
bāo zi yǒu ròu bù zài zhě shàng
  1. 1 a book is not judged by its cover (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
吃熊心豹子胆
chī xióng xīn bào zi dǎn
  1. 1 to eat bear heart and leopard gall (idiom)
  2. 2 to pluck up some courage
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子报仇，十年不晚
jūn zi bào chóu , shí nián bù wǎn
  1. 1 lit. for a nobleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. revenge is a dish best served cold
君子远庖厨
jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú
  1. 1 lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen
多子多福
duō zǐ duō fú
  1. 1 the more sons, the more happiness (idiom)
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
  1. 1 lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
  1. 1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)

Sample Sentences

不会吧？我看看单子。嗯，是错了。现在是旺季，师傅都忙得焦头烂额，所以搞错了。这样吧，我让他改改。
bùhuì ba ？wǒ kànkan dānzi 。ng4 ，shì cuò le 。xiànzài shì wàngjì ，shīfu dōu máng de jiāotóulàn é ，suǒyǐ gǎocuò le 。zhèyàng ba ，wǒ ràng tā gǎigai 。
There must be some mistake...? Let me see the order form. Oh, it is wrong. This is the busy season, and the master tailor is running around with his hair on fire, so he made a mistake. How 'bout I have him touch it up?
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你拿这个单子去收银台付钱。
nǐ ná zhè ge dānzi qù shōuyíntái fùqián 。
Take this list over to the cashier to pay.
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这张单子给你，写一下收件人跟寄件人的联络资讯。
zhè zhāng dānzi gěi nǐ ，xiě yīxià shōujiànrén gēn jìjiànrén de liánluò zīxùn 。
Here is a form. Please fill out the contact information of the receiver and the sender.
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先拿这些单子去交钱，然后去B超室外面等吧。除了B超，还有些别的检查。
xiān ná zhèxiē dānzi qù jiāoqián ，ránhòu qù B chāo shì wàimian děng ba 。chúle B chāo ，háiyǒu xiē biéde jiǎnchá 。
First, take these forms and go pay your bill. Then go wait outside the ultrasound room. In addition to the ultrasound, we need to do a few other tests.
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新西兰的景点也是多如牛毛。我列了个单子，在这里，你自己看。
xīn xīlán de jǐngdiǎn yě shì duōrúniúmáo 。wǒ liè le gè dānzi ，zài zhèlǐ ，nǐzìjǐ kàn 。
There are more things to see in New Zealand than there are hairs on a cow. I wrote a list, here it is, take a look yourself.
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单子每个月会寄到信箱里，你到便利店里交一下就行。
dānzi měi ge yuè huì jìdào xìnxiāng lǐ ，nǐ dào biànlìdiàn lǐ jiāo yīxià jiù xíng 。
The bills will be in the mailbox every month. You can just go to the convenience store to pay them.
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老婆，真的，不是骗你，我发现在浴场里谈生意效果特别好。我最近的几个大单子，都是在浴场签下来的。
lǎopó ，zhēnde ，bùshì piàn nǐ ，wǒ fāxiàn zài yùchǎng lǐ tán shēngyi xiàoguǒ tèbié hǎo 。wǒ zuìjìn de jǐ ge dà dānzi ，dōu shì zài yùchǎng qiān xiàlái de 。
Honey, really, I'm not lying to you. I've found that I get really good results discussing business in a bath house. I secured my last few big deals at the bath house.
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张总，我们又签了一个大单子。
Zhāng Zǒng ，wǒmen yòu qiān le yī ge dà dānzi 。
Mr. Zhang, we signed another big contract.
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