单位

dānwèi

HSK 4

单位 — dānwèi

1. unit (of measure)

   这个长度单位是厘米。 zhège chángdù dānwèi shì límǐ — This unit of length is a centimeter.

2. unit (group of people considered as a whole)

   这个单位的成员都参加了培训。 zhège dānwèi de chéngyuán dōu cānjiā le péixùn — Members of this unit all attended the training.

3. work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)

   他原来在国营单位工作，现在已经下岗了。 tā yuánlái zài guóyíng dānwèi gōngzuò xiànzài yǐjīng xiàgǎng le — He used to work at a state-owned work unit; now he's been laid off.