Chinese word

单人

Pronunciation

Pinyindān rén

Meaning

  • adjectiveone-person

Example

我们只剩下一个单人房间。wǒ men zhǐ shèng xià yí gè dān rén fáng jiān

Only one room for one person remains.

Illustration for 单人 (one-person)

More examples

这家餐厅有单人套餐。zhè jiā cān tīng yǒu dān rén tào cān

This restaurant has a one-person set meal.

Core concept

A space, item, or service sized and intended for one person.

Common phrases

  • 单人间dān rén jiān

    single room

  • 单人套餐dān rén tào cān

    one-person set meal

  • 单人座dān rén zuò

    single seat

Similar words

单独dān dú: Taking place alone and not with other people.
双人shuāng rén: Sized and intended for two people, as with a room, bed, ticket, or meal.
多人duō rén: Sized and intended for three or more people or a larger group.

Definition in Chinese

表示只供一个人使用或适合一个人使用的属性，用作定语时放在名词前，常见搭配有单人间、单人床、单人票等。biǎo shì zhǐ gōng yí gè rén shǐ yòng huò shì hé yí gè rén shǐ yòng de shǔ xìng yòng zuò dìng yǔ shí fàng zài míng cí qián cháng jiàn dā pèi yǒu dān rén jiān dān rén chuáng dān rén piào děng

Word origin

单人 (dānrén, "one-person") is formed from 单 (dān, "one") and 人 (rén, "person"), so its structure directly identifies the intended number of users.

Usage tips

  • The word helps distinguish person-based options from options for two or more people when reading room, seating, ticket, or product information.

Other meanings

  • single roomadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 单人座dān rén zuòsingle seatnoun
  • 单人票dān rén piàoone-person ticketnoun

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