单位dānwèi
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Meanings
1. unit (of measure) (classifier 個|个 ge4)
2. unit (group of people as a whole)
3. work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
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Examples4
I'm the youngest in my department.
Sometimes I walk to work, and sometimes I ride my bike, because I live very close to work.
Phrases are syntactical units.
At around 12pm, we go to the dining area of our unit for lunch.