| 1 | 独特 | 獨特 | dú tè | du2 te4 | unique; distinct; having special characteristics | | |
| 2 | 单独 | 單獨 | dān dú | dan1 du2 | alone; by oneself; on one's own | | |
| 3 | 独自 | 獨自 | dú zì | du2 zi4 | alone | | |
| 4 | 独占 | 獨佔 | dú zhàn | du2 zhan4 | to monopolize; to control; to dominate | | |
| 5 | 独 | 獨 | dú | du2 | alone; independent; single; sole; only | | |
| 6 | 孤独 | 孤獨 | gū dú | gu1 du2 | lonely; solitary | | |
| 7 | 独裁 | 獨裁 | dú cái | du2 cai2 | dictatorship | | |
| 8 | 独立自主 | 獨立自主 | dú lì zì zhǔ | du2 li4 zi4 zhu3 | independent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination; to act independently; to maintain control over one's own affairs | | |
| 9 | 陈独秀 | 陳獨秀 | chén dú xiù | Chen2 Du2 xiu4 | Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 | | |
| 10 | 独奏 | 獨奏 | dú zòu | du2 zou4 | solo | | |
| 11 | 独有 | 獨有 | dú yǒu | du2 you3 | to own exclusively; unique to; specific; there is only | | |
| 12 | 唯独 | 唯獨 | wéi dú | wei2 du2 | only; solely; this one alone; only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique | | |
| 13 | 独唱 | 獨唱 | dú chàng | du2 chang4 | (in singing) solo; to solo | | |
| 14 | 独霸诸侯 | 獨霸諸侯 | dú bà zhū hóu | du2 ba4 zhu1 hou2 | to be the leader of all the feudal princes (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 独出心裁 | 獨出心裁 | dú chū xīn cái | du2 chu1 xin1 cai2 | to display originality (idiom); to do things differently | | |
| 16 | 独处一隅 | 獨處一隅 | dú chǔ yī yú | du2 chu3 yi1 yu2 | to be alone in a corner (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 独创 | 獨創 | dú chuàng | du2 chuang4 | to come up with (an innovation); innovation | | |
| 18 | 独创性 | 獨創性 | dú chuàng xìng | du2 chuang4 xing4 | innovative; ingenious; originality; ingenuity | | |
| 19 | 支颐独坐 | 支頤獨坐 | zhī yí dú zuò | zhi1 yi2 du2 zuo4 | to sit alone resting one's head on an arm (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 罢黜百家,独尊儒术 | 罷黜百家,獨尊儒術 | bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù | ba4 chu4 bai3 jia1 , du2 zun1 ru2 shu4 | Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom); sole dominant ideology | | |
| 21 | 独霸一方 | 獨霸一方 | dú bà yī fāng | du2 ba4 yi1 fang1 | to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc); to hold as one's personal fiefdom | | |
| 22 | 独霸 | 獨霸 | dú bà | du2 ba4 | to dominate (a market etc); to monopolize | | |
| 23 | 得天独厚 | 得天獨厚 | dé tiān dú hòu | de2 tian1 du2 hou4 | blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature | | |
| 24 | 单身独居 | 單身獨居 | dān shēn dú jū | dan1 shen1 du2 ju1 | to live in solitude | | |
| 25 | 单打独斗 | 單打獨鬥 | dān dǎ dú dòu | dan1 da3 du2 dou4 | to fight alone (idiom) | | |