单行 單行 dān xíng ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ daan1 hang4

  • to come individually
  • to treat separately
  • separate edition
  • one-way traffic

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 单 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 祸不单行 禍不單行 ( huò bù dān xíng wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 )。

    Misfortunes never come singly.

  • 祸不单行 禍不單行 ( huò bù dān xíng wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 )。

    It never rains but it pours.

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 谨记 謹記 ( jǐn jì gan2 gei3 ) 祸不单行 禍不單行 ( huò bù dān xíng wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 )。

    I bear in mind that misfortunes never come singly.

  • 小心 ( xiǎo xīn siu2 sam1 ) 不要 ( bù yào bat1 jiu3 ) 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 单行道 單行道 ( dān xíng dào daan1 hang4 dou6 ) 逆向 ( nì xiàng jik6 hoeng3 ) 行驶 行駛 ( xíng shǐ hang4 sai2 )。

    Be careful not to drive the wrong way on a one-way street.

  • 俗话说 俗話說 ( sú huà shuō zuk6 waa6 syut3 ): 双喜临门 雙喜臨門 ( shuāng xǐ lín mén soeng1 hei2 lam4 mun4 ); 可 ( kě ho2 ) 俗话 俗話 ( sú huà zuk6 waa6 ) 又 ( yòu jau6 ) 说 說 ( shuì seoi3 ): 福 ( fú fuk1 ) 无双 無雙 ( wú shuāng mou4 soeng1 ) 进 進 ( jìn zeon3 ), 祸不单行 禍不單行 ( huò bù dān xíng wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4 )!

    There’s a saying that goes, "Fortune always comes in pairs." But there’s another saying that says, "Fortune comes, but never in pairs, while misfortune always does."

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