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    Referring to singles in sports with 单打 (dānda)

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    Explanation

    单打 (dānda) means "singles" in the context of racket sports such as tennis, badminton, and table tennis. It refers to a match played between two individual players rather than teams. The opposite term is 双打 (shuāngdǎ), meaning "doubles."

    Examples

    • 她拿下了女子单打的冠军。

      tā náxià le nǚzǐ dāndǎ de guànjūn.

      She won the women's singles championship.

    • 单打比赛比双打更考验个人能力。

      dāndǎ bǐsài bǐ shuāngdǎ gèng kǎoyàn gèrén nénglì.

      Singles matches test individual ability more than doubles.

    • 他在羽毛球单打项目上进步很快。

      tā zài yǔmáoqiú dāndǎ xiàngmù shàng jìnbù hěn kuài.

      He has been improving very quickly in badminton singles.

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