单位

dānwèi

workplace; employer; unit

Counted with个gè

Dictionary entry

unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)

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See it in sentences

他换了一个新单位。

Tā huàn le yí gè xīn dānwèi.

English

He changed to a new workplace.

他单位离家很近。

Tā dānwèi lí jiā hěn jìn.

English

His workplace is close to home.

Goes with

  • 在单位at work
  • 单位里at the workplace
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