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单门独户
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单门独户

单门独户 — “A single-family dwelling or a household living alone in a compound”

单门独户 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a single-family dwelling or a household living alone in a compound”. A detached house. Literally, “single door, single household”.

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单门独户 Pronunciation and Pinyin

单门独户 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
单
dān8single, simple, or a list
门
mén3door, gate, entrance
独
dú9single, only, alone
户
hù4household, family, or door

Example Sentence with 单门独户

他们家住在市郊的单门独户,院子里种满了花草。
Their family lives in a detached house in the suburbs, with the yard full of flowers and plants.

Idioms Related to 单门独户

Synonyms of 单门独户

  • dān单jiā家dú独hù户single independent household
  • dú独mén门dú独hù户independent self-contained household

More idioms starting with 单

  • dān单sī丝bù不chéng成xiàn线Individual effort is not enough
  • dān单sī丝bù不xiàn线a single person cannot make a pair
  • dān单rén人pǐ匹mǎ马single-handedly
  • dān单rén人dú独mǎ马acting alone, single-handedly
  • dān单bīng兵gū孤chéng城isolated and unsupported
  • dān单dāo刀zhí直rù入get straight to the point
  • dān单dāo刀fù赴huì会attend a dangerous meeting alone
  • dān单dāo刀qù趣rù入go straight to the point
  • dān单zé则yì易zhé折,,zhòng众zé则nán难cuī摧Strength in numbers
  • dān单fù复zhī之shù术tactics of regular and irregular operations
  • dān单fū夫zhǐ只fù妇a lone husband and wife
  • dān单jié孑dú独lì立stand alone and self-reliant

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Questions about 单门独户

What does 单门独户 mean?

单门独户 (dān mén dú hù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a single-family dwelling or a household living alone in a compound”.

How do you pronounce 单门独户?

单门独户 is pronounced dān mén dú hù in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 单门独户 literally mean?

Literally, 单门独户 means “single door, single household”. It is used to mean “a single-family dwelling or a household living alone in a compound”.

What is the Chinese definition of 单门独户?

一个院里只住一户,也指一院一户的住宅

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