Chinese Conversation · Level 44
90 words
Chinese word
单位
Pronunciation
Pinyindān wèi
Meaning
- noununit
Example
这个商品每单位十元。zhè ge shāng pǐn měi dān wèi shí yuán
This product costs ten yuan per unit.
More examples
填表时，请写清楚你的单位和联系电话。tián biǎo shí qǐng xiě qīng chǔ nǐ de dān wèi hé lián xì diàn huà
When filling out the form, please clearly write your workplace and contact phone number.
Core concept
An organized whole counted as one piece because it has a defined place or job.
Common phrases
在单位工作zài dān wèi gōng zuò
work at one's workplace
单位名称dān wèi míng chēng
workplace name
单位电话dān wèi diàn huà
workplace phone number
Similar words
公司gōng sī: A business organization created to earn profit through commercial activity.
学校xué xiào: A place or organization that provides education and teaches students.
Definition in Chinese
在机构、公司或组织中承担特定职能的部门或整体，也指个人供职的单位。zài jī gòu gōng sī huò zǔ zhī zhōng chéng dān tè dìng zhí néng de bù mén huò zhéng tǐ yě zhǐ gè rén gòng zhí de dān wèi
Word origin
The compound 单 (dān, "single") + 位 (wèi, "position") presents an individual place within an organized arrangement, a useful path to the modern sense of a functioning unit or workplace.
Usage tips
- Unlike English company, this word can name a government office, school, hospital, or other employer, so it often means the place where someone works.
Other meanings
- work unitnoun
- departmentnoun
- organizationnoun
Opposites
- 个人gè rénindividualnoun