Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

danwei

/dɑːnˈweɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: dan-wei
IPA: /dɑːnˈweɪ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

danweis (plural)

Synonyms

work unit

Questions

How do you pronounce danwei?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɑːnˈweɪ/.
What does danwei mean?: A Chinese state-run socialist work cooperative, institution, organisation or government department
Where does danwei come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 單位／单位 (dānwèi).

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