danwei

danwei

See also: dānwèi

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 單位／单位 (dānwèi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɑːnˈweɪ/

Noun

danwei (plural danweis or danwei)

1. A Chinese state-run socialist work cooperative.

Synonyms

• work unit

Translations

Chinese state-run socialist work cooperative

Chinese: Mandarin: 單位／单位 (zh) (dānwèi) Japanese: please add this translation if you can Korean: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can Vietnamese: đơn vị (vi)

Anagrams

• Edwina, dewani, wade in, wained