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HSK
simple; not complicated
HSK 3
list of names
HSK 2
alone / by oneself / on one's own
HSK 4
unit (forming an entity) / element / (in a residential building) entrance or staircase
HSK 3
single / only / sole
HSK 5
unit (of measure) / unit (group of people as a whole) / work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
simple / pure / unsophisticated / merely / purely
HSK 4
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  *单* | 单* | *单
bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
menu / CL: , 張|张
HSK 2
to pad an order; to add extra items to an order so as to reach the minimum spend required to use a coupon, get a discount or qualify for free shipping
monotonous
HSK 4
singles (in sports) / CL: 場|场
HSK 6
weak / frail / thin / flimsy
HSK 7-9
unilateral
HSK 7-9
to place an order; to order
monochrome photo / black and white picture
single mode
menu bar (of a computer application)
one-way street
to pay the restaurant bill
collision in which only one party is at fault
monotonous / dull / tedious (idiom)
unilateral
HSK 7-9
declaration form
metric units
(Internet slang) person who is neither married nor in a relationship (used self-deprecatingly)
unmarried; single / alone
HSK 7-9
list of items
HSK 7-9
simple substance (consisting purely of one element, such as diamond)
microcontroller / one-chip computer
public institution / (Tw) business enterprise; company; firm
insurance policy (document)
not the only / not merely / not simply
leaflet; flier; pamphlet
(immunology) monoclonal antibody (abbr. for 單克隆抗體|单克隆抗体)
to snowboard
school report or transcript
bachelor; single man
on a single day
International System of Units
international unit
single bed / CL: 張|张
single Chinese character / (Tw) word (of a foreign language)
single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
word / CL: 個|个
clear and simple / in simple terms
yield per unit area
to fly solo / (fig.) (of a band member) to go solo; (of an employee) to leave and start up one's own company
lone / lonely / loneliness
HSK 7-9
bill
HSK 7-9
guarantee slip
to let a customer have (a product or service) free of charge; to waive payment
unilateralism
single point of failure
bed sheet / CL: 條|条, , 張|张,
(idiom) lacking strength and support
(computing) to single-click; to click
monolingual
certificate of deposit
single phase (elec.)
one-way (ticket)
bill of lading
monocyte / mononuclear cell
spin class; indoor cycling class (a type of group fitness class) / exercise bike used in such a class; spin bike
unit trust (finance)
fig. unmarried person / single person (especially one who is comfortable financially)
receipts / invoices / transaction records
to pay the bill (in a restaurant etc) (loanword from Cantonese) / (fig.) to bear responsibility
to pool orders (for bulk discounts or reduced shipping); to join a group purchase (esp. online)
to come individually / to treat separately / separate edition / one-way traffic
(idiom) to get straight to the point
one-way road
average transaction value per customer (i.e. the average amount a customer spends per visit or transaction)
to place an order (commerce)
short list
tannic acid (loanword)
single-blind (scientific experiment)
to generate fake transactions in order to game a commercial online platform (one that rewards users who make numerous transactions)
form (document)
monthly / in a single month
men's singles (in tennis etc)
unilateral / one-sided / home remedy / folk prescription(same as 丹方) / single-drug prescription (same as 奇方, one of the seven kinds of prescriptions of Chinese medicine 七方) / metaphorically. a good solution
to order à la carte / single point (of measurement, mounting etc)
comic monologue / one-person comic sketch
work order
(math.) unit vector
shoulder bag
monochrome / monochromatic / black and white
single parent
clarinet
whitelist and blacklist, i.e. 紅名單|红名单 and 黑名單|黑名单
single / alone / individually / an odd one
ommatidium (single component of insect's compound eye) / one eye (i.e. one's left or right eye)
wish list
one hand / single-handed
women's singles (in tennis, badminton etc)
one-sided lovesickness; unrequited longing
(linguistics) single-morpheme word / simple word
(coll.) bicycle; bike (esp. in Hong Kong, Taiwan and southern China and, more generally, used across China to refer to a bike-share bicycle)
bill of lading

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