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單個

简单个 · 繁單個

Mandarin · pinyin dān ge

single
alone
individually
an odd one

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個: gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone
个: gè · numerary adjunct, piece; single

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1–5 · dan1 ge5

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adv

alone; by oneself; solitary

noun

single one; individual or separate item

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