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獨

dú

alone, single, solitary, only

Strokes
16
Radical
犬
HSK
—
Tone
2

Simplified form: 独

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 独, the simplified form of 獨. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 她还是独身

    Tā hái shi dú shēn

    She's still single.

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  • 我没有独自做。

    Wǒ méi yǒu dú zì zuò

    I didn't do it alone.

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  • 我能独当一面。

    Wǒ néng dú dāng yī miàn

    I can manage on my own.

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  • 他独自生活。

    Tā dú zì shēng huó

    He lives by himself.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 独

  • 独立dú lì 2–4 independent; independence; to stand alone
  • 单独dān dú 1–2 alone; by oneself; on one's own
  • 独特dú tè 2–4 unique; distinctive
  • 独自dú zì 2–4 alone
  • 孤独gū dú 1–2 lonely; solitary
  • 独裁dú cái 2–2 dictatorship
  • 唯独wéi dú 2–2 only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique
  • 得天独厚dé tiān dú hòu 2–1–2–4blessed by heaven (idiom); enjoying exceptional advantages; favored by nature
  • 独dú 2alone; independent; single; sole; only
  • 独家dú jiā 2–1 exclusive
  • 独一无二dú yī wú èr 2–1–2–4unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it
  • 独唱dú chàng 2–4 (in singing) solo; to solo