danwei
/dɑːnˈweɪ/noun
danwei is spelled D-A-N-W-E-I: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, danwei means “A Chinese state-run socialist work cooperative, institution, organisation or government department” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of danwei is danweis.
How many letters and syllables are in danwei?
| Letters | 6: D-A-N-W-E-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is danwei?
Danwei appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce danwei?
- /dɑːnˈweɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with danwei?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as danwei.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dewani.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of danwei
- danweis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does danwei mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Chinese state-run socialist work cooperative, institution, organisation or government department
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does danwei come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 單位／单位 (dānwèi).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).