"danwei" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɑːnˈweɪ/ Forms: danweis [plural], danwei [plural]
Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 單位/单位 (dānwèi). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} Hanyu Pinyin, {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|單位|tr=dānwèi}} 單位/单位 (dānwèi) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|danwei}} danwei (plural danweis or danwei)
  1. A Chinese state-run socialist work cooperative. Wikipedia link: danwei Synonyms: work unit Translations (Chinese state-run socialist work cooperative): 單位 (Chinese Mandarin), 单位 (dānwèi) (Chinese Mandarin), đơn vị (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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