单身

dān shēn

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

1. unmarried
2. single

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 已婚 yǐ hūn 已婚 yǐ hūn married 婚姻状态: married

Related words

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• 单身汉 dān shēn hàn 单身汉 dān shēn hàn bachelor 未婚男性: bachelor

Synonyms

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• 独身 dú shēn 独身 dú shēn unmarried 无伴侣的生活状态: unmarried

Usage notes

Collocations

Used with 是 to describe marital status, e.g., 我是单身 (I am single).

Common mistakes

Not used as a noun for 'a single person'; use 单身的人 (single person) instead.

Example Sentences

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我还是 单身 。

I am still single.

我 单身 。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4977440)

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Words Containing 单身

• 单身汪 单身汪 dān shēn wāng: (Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
• 单身汉 单身汉 dān shēn hàn: bachelor
• 单身狗 单身狗 dān shēn gǒu: (Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
• 单身贵族 单身贵族 dān shēn guì zú: fig. unmarried person
• 母胎单身 母胎单身 mǔ tāi dān shēn: never been in a romantic relationship

Child Words of 单身

• 单 单 dān: bill
• 身 身 shēn: body