Chinese word

单边

Pronunciation

Pinyindān biān

Meaning

  • adjectiveone-sided

Example

这篇报道有单边倾向。zhè piān bào dào yǒu dān biān qīng xiàng

This report takes a one-sided view.

Illustration for 单边 (one-sided)

More examples

在国际谈判中，单边行动往往导致信任受损。zài guó jì tán pàn zhōng dān biān xíng dòng wáng wǎng dǎo zhì xìn rèn shòu sǔn

In international negotiations, unilateral action often damages trust.

Core concept

Attention, judgment, or action stays on one side, leaving the other side out of view.

Common phrases

  • 单边制裁dān biān zhì cái

    unilateral sanctions

  • 单边行动dān biān xíng dòng

    unilateral action

  • 单边措施dān biān cuò shī

    unilateral measures

Similar words

片面piàn miàn: Presenting only part of the information or situation.
单方面dān fāng miàn: Based on one party's position or interests, especially in a decision or action.
不全面bù quán miàn: Incomplete because important parts of the whole are missing.

Definition in Chinese

表示意见或做法偏向一方、不够全面，常带有主观或单侧取向。biǎo shì yì jiàn huò zuò fǎ piān xiàng yì fāng bú gòu quán miàn cháng dài yǒu zhǔ guān huò dān cè qǔ xiàng

Word origin

单边 (dānbiān, "one-sided") combines 单 (dān, "single") + 边 (biān, "side"), presenting something as limited to one side.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this adjective can describe a report's angle or an opinion, and it often signals criticism rather than a neutral description.

Other meanings

  • unilateraladjective
  • biasedadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 单边主义dān biān zhǔ yìunilateralismnoun
  • 单边化dān biān huàunilateralizeverb

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