孤
独

Lonely in Chinese: 孤独 (gū dú)

gū dú

lonely

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 孤獨1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lonely
  2. 2solitary

Stroke order

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孤
独

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ㄍㄨ

gū

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄉㄨˊ

dú

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

孤独

Simplified

孤獨

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 一个人在外地，他感到很孤独。

    yí gè rén zài wài dì， tā gǎn dào hěn gū dú。

    Alone in a distant place, he felt very lonely.

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Related words

独

dú

alone

孤单

gū dān

lone

单独

dān dú

alone

独立

dú lì

independent

独特

dú tè

unique

独自

dú zì

alone

孤儿

gū ér

orphan

独唱

dú chàng

(in singing) solo

独家

dú jiā

exclusive

独身

dú shēn

unmarried

孤立

gū lì

isolated

唯独

wéi dú

only

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