Chinese word

单打

Pronunciation

Pinyindān dǎ

Meaning

  • nounsingles

Example

周末我们去打单打吧。zhōu mò wǒ men qù dǎ dān dǎ ba

Let's play singles this weekend.

Illustration for 单打 (singles)

More examples

他决定只参加单打比赛，不参加双打。tā jué dìng zhǐ cān jiā dān dǎ bǐ sài bù cān jiā shuāng dǎ

He decided to participate only in singles, not doubles.

Core concept

A head-to-head match with no partner or team sharing either side.

Common phrases

  • 参加单打比赛cān jiā dān dǎ bǐ sài

    participate in a singles match

  • 单打得分dān dǎ dé fēn

    score in singles

Similar words

双打shuāng dǎ: A sports contest in which two-player teams face each other.
单人dān rén: A single person or a state involving only one person.
个人赛gè rén sài: A sports event in which individuals compete against other individuals.
团体赛tuán tǐ sài: A sports event in which teams compete against one another.

Definition in Chinese

指以单人出场并进行一对一对抗的比赛形式，用于与双打或团体项目相区别。zhǐ yǐ dān rén chū chǎng bìng jìn xíng yí duì yí duì kàng de bǐ sài xíng shì yòng yú yǔ shuāng dǎ huò tuán tǐ xiàng mù xiāng qū bié

Word origin

单 (dān, "single") identifies the number of players on each side, while 打 (dǎ, "play") supplies the idea of a sporting contest.

Usage tips

  • In sports talk, this term names a match format rather than a person's situation, so it does not describe simply being alone.

Opposites

Related words

  • 单打赛dān dǎ sàisingles matchnoun

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