Chinese word

单一

Pronunciation

Pinyindān yī

Meaning

  • adjectiveuniform

Example

产品的设计太单一，需要更多变化。chán pǐn de shè jì tài dān yī xū yào gèng duō biàn huà

The product design is too uniform and needs more variety.

Illustration for 单一 (uniform)

More examples

学生的想法不能太单一，应该多看不同的观点。xué shēng de xiáng fǎ bù néng tài dān yī yīng gāi duō kàn bù tóng de guān diǎn

Students' ideas should not be too one-sided; they should look at different viewpoints.

Core concept

It presents something as built from one source or type, leaving little room for variety.

Common phrases

  • 观点单一guān diǎn dān yī

    one-sided views

  • 单一的渠道dān yī de qú dào

    a single channel

  • 单一的标准dān yī de biāo zhǔn

    a single standard

Similar words

单独dān dú: Existing apart from others as a single unit.
单调dān diào: Having little variation in color or content, so it feels dull.
简单jiǎn dān: Easy to understand because its method or structure is not complicated.
统一tǒng yī: Consistent across several things because they follow the same standard, shape, or form.

Definition in Chinese

表示由单一因素或单一类型构成，没有多种成分或变化，常用于指原因、成分或类别的单一性。biǎo shì yóu dān yì yīn sù huò dān yí lèi xíng gòu chéng méi yǒu duō zhǒng chéng fèn huò biàn huà cháng yòng yú zhǐ yuán yīn chéng fèn huò lèi bié de dān yí xìng

Word origin

单 (dān, "single") + 一 (yī, "one") combine to mark a makeup centered on only one factor or type.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word often points to a narrow range or lack of variety, not just a consistent result, so it can sound critical in product or design comments.

Other meanings

  • singleadjective
  • simpleadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 单一性dān yí xìnguniformitynoun

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