單字
dānzì
ㄉㄢ ㄗˋ
Simplified 单字 · mainland 單詞
- 1single Chinese character
- 2(Tw) word (of a foreign language)
In Taiwan
A vocabulary word of a foreign language — learners 背單字, memorise vocabulary. Mainland textbooks say 單詞; in Taiwan 單字 does not necessarily mean a single character.
Example
我每天背二十個單字。
wǒ měitiān bèi èrshí gè dānzì
I memorise twenty vocabulary words a day.