唯
独

Only in Chinese: 唯独 (wéi dú)

wéi dú

only

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 唯獨1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1only
  2. 2just (i.e. it is only that...)
  3. 3all except
  4. 4unique

Stroke order

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唯
独

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄟˊ

wéi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄨˊ

dú

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

唯独

Simplified

唯獨

Traditional

Example sentences

See 唯独 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 大家都同意，唯独他反对。

    dà jiā dōu tóng yì， wéi dú tā fǎn duì。

    Everyone agreed, only he objected.

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Related words

独

dú

alone

唯

wéi

only

单独

dān dú

alone

独立

dú lì

independent

独特

dú tè

unique

唯一

wéi yī

only

独自

dú zì

alone

孤独

gū dú

lonely

独唱

dú chàng

(in singing) solo

独家

dú jiā

exclusive

独身

dú shēn

unmarried

得天独厚

dé tiān dú hòu

blessed by heaven (idiom)

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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