独

Alone in Chinese: 独 (dú)

dú

alone

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

Definitions

  1. 1alone
  2. 2independent
  3. 3single
  4. 4sole
  5. 5only

Stroke order

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独

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨˊ

dú

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

独

Simplified

獨

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他喜欢独自一个人去旅行。

    tā xǐ huan dú zì yí gè rén qù lǚ xíng。

    He likes to travel all alone by himself.

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Related words

单独

dān dú

alone

独立

dú lì

independent

独特

dú tè

unique

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

唯独

wéi dú

only

得天独厚

dé tiān dú hòu

blessed by heaven (idiom)

独立自主

dú lì zì zhǔ

independent and autonomous (idiom)

独一无二

dú yī wú èr

unique and unmatched (idiom)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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