單層

简 单层 · 繁 單層
Mandarin · pinyin dān céng

Meanings

  1. single layer
  2. single story
  3. single deck
  4. single level
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單
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層
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单
dān · single, individual, only; lone
层
céng · story, layer, floor, stratum
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1–2 · dan1 ceng2

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