单位 — meaning in English
dān wèi
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English meaning
- facility noun A building, room or piece of equipment set up and used for a particular activity or service.
- individual noun A single person, considered on their own rather than as part of a group.
- institution noun A large, established organization, especially one dedicated to education, public service, or a similar purpose.
- organization noun A group of people, or of legal entities, formed for a particular purpose and governed by set rules.
- unit noun A single, whole thing, especially one regarded as a standard measure or a self-contained part of something larger.
- wager noun A bet or a stake placed on the outcome of something uncertain.
- works noun A factory or industrial site, or the group of such facilities belonging to one operation.
Senses
单位 is used for these senses in English:
- facility A building or campus specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
- individual A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
- institution A long established and respected organization, particularly one involved with education, public service, or charity work.
- organization (uncountable) The quality of being organized.
- task force (business, government, military) A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.
- unit (sciences) A standard measure of a quantity or magnitude.
- wager (legal) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.
- works A mechanism or machinery; the means by which something happens.
facility — full definition
- noun A building, room or piece of equipment set up and used for a particular activity or service.
- noun A service, feature or amenity provided for people to use, often one of several offered together.
- noun A natural ability to do something easily and well.
individual — full definition
- noun A single person, considered on their own rather than as part of a group.
- adjective Relating to or meant for one particular person or thing, rather than several.