danwei

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danwei

/dɑːnˈweɪ/

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

noun danweis · danwei

A Chinese state-run socialist work cooperative, institution, organisation or government department
Similar: work unit

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noun Chinese state-run socialist work cooperative

中文	單位 /单位 dānwèi
Tiếng Việt	đơn vị

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@misc{danwei_2026,
  title = {danwei},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/danwei},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}