单方面 dānfāngmiàn unilateral
How to remember 单方面: 单 single + 方 direction + 面 face = unilateral.
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How it is used
- Unilateral - done by one side alone - 单方面撕毁合同 (dānfāngmiàn sīhuǐ hétong) unilaterally tear up the contract.
- Adverbial/attributive, often with a negative flavor of one party acting without the other's consent.
- Contrast 双方 (both parties).