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单位 — meaning in English

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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

  1. noun A building, room or piece of equipment set up and used for a particular activity or service.
  2. noun A service, feature or amenity provided for people to use, often one of several offered together.
  3. noun A natural ability to do something easily and well.

individual — full definition

  1. noun A single person, considered on their own rather than as part of a group.
  2. adjective Relating to or meant for one particular person or thing, rather than several.

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