How do you say '单位' in English?
It is very common in China people are asked to fulfil in a form including an item 单位 dan1wei4， which indicates what organization you work in.

I have seen some forms made by chinese for foreigner to write use UNIT for it, and some foreign forms use COMPANY, but I think the UNIT used there is not its meaning in English, and the COMPANY can not cover the diverse 单位dan1wei4 in Chinese either.

I myself used to translate 'dan1wei4' as ORGANIZATION, but i am not sure whether it is accurate and natural.

Is there any equivalent word or phrase in English for Chinese 单位 dan1wei4?

Question

How do you say '单位' in English?
It is very common in China people are asked to fulfil in a form including an item 单位 dan1wei4， which indicates what organization you work in.

I have seen some forms made by chinese for foreigner to write use UNIT for it, and some foreign forms use COMPANY, but I think the UNIT used there is not its meaning in English, and the COMPANY can not cover the diverse 单位dan1wei4 in Chinese either. 

I myself used to translate 'dan1wei4' as ORGANIZATION, but i am not sure whether it is accurate and natural.

Is there any equivalent  word or phrase in English for Chinese 单位 dan1wei4?

Answer

单位  is not a Chinese word. It is a Communist word. There is no equivalent in the free world. 
In Australia we just ask: "Place of Employment".

Answer

单位 is unit in english

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