Chinese Word: 独 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

独 (Trad.: 獨)HSK 5

Pinyin: dú

English Definition: alone; independent; single; sole; only

Chinese Definition:
①单一，只有一个：独唱。独立。独霸。独裁。独创。独特。独辟蹊径(喻独创新风格或新方法)。独具慧眼(形容眼光敏锐，见解高超)。
②老而无子：鳏寡孤独。
③难道，岂：“君独不见夫趣(趋)市者乎？”
④(独孤)复姓。
⑤语助词，犹“其”：“弃君之命，，独谁受之？”

Synonym: 单孤

Antonyms: 偶双

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 犬

Pictophonetic:虫 indicates the sound; 犭 (dog) conveys the meaning.

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Similar Characters: 狆浊

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独立HSK 5	dú lì	independent; independence; to stand alone
独特HSK 5	dú tè	unique; distinct; having special characteristics
单独HSK 5	dān dú	alone; by oneself; on one's own
独自	dú zì	alone
孤独HSK 6	gū dú	lonely; solitary

1		yǒu shí hou 有时候 wǒ 我 gǎn dào 感到 gū dú 孤独。 Sometimes I feel lonely.
2		tā 他 hěn róng yì 很容易 gǎn dào 感到 gū dú 孤独。 He is easy to feel lonely.
3		zǒu kāi 走开！ wǒ 我 yào 要 dú zì 独自 sī kǎo 思考 yí xià 一下。 Go away! I need to think alone.
4		tā 她 xí guàn 习惯 le 了 dú zì 独自 lǚ xíng 旅行。 She is accustomed to traveling alone.
5		gū dú 孤独 de 的 rén 人 xū yào 需要 péi bàn 陪伴。 Lonely people need companionship.

1		yǒu shí hou 有时候 wǒ 我 gǎn dào 感到 gū dú 孤独。 Sometimes I feel lonely.
2		tā 他 hěn róng yì 很容易 gǎn dào 感到 gū dú 孤独。 He is easy to feel lonely.
3		zǒu kāi 走开！ wǒ 我 yào 要 dú zì 独自 sī kǎo 思考 yí xià 一下。 Go away! I need to think alone.
4		tā 她 xí guàn 习惯 le 了 dú zì 独自 lǚ xíng 旅行。 She is accustomed to traveling alone.
5		gū dú 孤独 de 的 rén 人 xū yào 需要 péi bàn 陪伴。 Lonely people need companionship.